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The White House claims tariffs work. Let’s look at each study they cite to see if they’re correct.
Erica York
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Erica York
@ericadyork
vp of federal tax policy @taxfoundation. adjunct instructor @sterlingclife. homeschool mom of three.
Joined May 2014
- What a great community note.
00:16Trump: "The ranchers are so happy for what I've done. I saved them. I don't think you'd have any beef in this country if I didn't do that. So we're very proud of that."Readers added contextThe ranchers are not happy. x.com/BeefUSA/status… - How did they already get $8 trillion in tariff revenue when goods imports are about $3 trillion a year?LABOR DAY 🤝 GOLDEN AGE President Trump’s protectionist trade policies have helped drive more than $8 trillion in new U.S. investment, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.
- wow a trade deal that leaves us worse off than status quo who could have predictedThis post is unavailable.
- Tell me more about the national emergency that required a 39% tariff on Switzerland up until this weekend.Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery. axios.com/2025/11/14/tru…
- If you were somehow still unaware that Trump knows nothing about trade, this should clear it up for you.Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
00:00 - “Are tariffs bad for growth? Yes, say five decades of data from 150 countries”
BESSENT, ASKED ABOUT STOCK MARKET: WE ARE FOCUSED OVER THE MEDIUM, LONG-TERM - Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a national emergency?
- Should have presented him with this chart.
02:53WELKER: Coffee prices are up 19%, beef is up almost 15%, and bacon up almost 6% just to name a few. So when are all grocery prices going to come down as President Trump promised? BESSENT: Kristen, it's unfortunate. As much as I like you, you like to cherrypick. - These are both fake numbers.🚨 BOOM! $600 billion expected to be brought into the U.S. Treasury during first year of Trump's tariffs.
- Wait. If lowering tariffs lowers prices, what does raising tariffs do to prices?🚨 BREAKING: In a major development, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms the PRICE OF COFFEE will go down after an impending announcement for tariff relief "You're gonna see SUBSTANTIAL announcements over the next couple days for things we don't grow in the U.S. Coffee,
00:00 - The President should not have the power to arbitrarily impose tariffs.
- The top 1% pay more than 40% of individual income taxes, so no.
The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.
