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Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargain

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By PAUL WISEMAN

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What is going to pay to keep rural hospital's open after the Medicaid cut?

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Eliminating fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare and across the Federal Budget, will have no impact on services to those lawfully entitled. Just the opposite, as the funding solvency for such services will be protected

Tariffs not having any impact on inflation, just like Trump 1.0, meanwhile US tariff revenues skyrocketing, approx. $90 Billion in April & May, triple digit % growth for 2024

Americans VERY happy Trump's running the US Govt. like an efficient business and charging trading partners for access to the richest market in the world, driving down the trade deficit by 56% in May vs. May 2024

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Americans VERY happy Trump's running the US Govt. like an efficient business and charging trading partners for access to the richest market in the world, driving down the trade deficit by 56% in May vs. May 2024

Literally the exact opposite of what Americans think, but nice try at pushing propaganda and lies.

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Trump's tariff and trade policies are fueling historical re-shoring of manufacturing and supply chains to the US in especially auto, steel, aluminum, chips, pharma, etc., that requires huge investment, creates many jobs.

Most Americans far prefer direction of the US now, private sector innovation and wealth creation, versus endless Govt. led borrow and spend under Biden Admin, that greatly contributed to high inflation and interest rates

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Tax cuts with one hand, tariff price increases with the other. Increasing the national Debt by $8 trillion. Everything is according to the plan.

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How the democratic global system trades has to be subject to on-going reform restructure change.

To reflect an absolute trusted agreed treaty rules based stable foundation.

Donald Trump so called "tariff tyranny" has exposed the failure to address the systematic flaws, the race to the bottom, the price gouging, the greed of corporatization.

Management structure that promotes a form of globalization that exploits child labour, that refuses to pay living wages.  

It is time for a complete reset.

Both the Government of China, the EU open abuse of non-tariff trade barriers, to condemn their economies to a near total exposure to a dependence on US export is proof enough.

UK reliance on US export now with a 10% tariff wall, has seen a detrimental downward effect to finance minister Rachel Reeves prioritised spending commitments.

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What is going to pay to keep rural hospital's open after the Medicaid cut?

Not necessary, because it's not going to happen.

The people in richest nation on Earth have the worst healthcare system on Earth. Why are there so many poor people in the supposedly richest nation on Earth?

Wrong. The U.S. healthcare system definitely has its flaws — especially when it comes to cost — but there are some serious strengths worth recognizing. What stands out for me is the speed of access, the constant innovation, the range of choices, and the high level of specialized care available.

When you compare it to many European systems, yes, they often cover more people upfront — but they also deal with more red tape, longer wait times, and are sometimes slower to adopt the latest medical tech.

Each system has its pros and cons. But if you value cutting-edge treatment, quick access, and more control over your healthcare decisions, the U.S. private system really does deliver where it counts. This is why, I never worked for the government.

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It won't and people will be poorer. To poor to buy anything. Which means less demand, which means less imports which means more layoffs.

Which means more poor people.

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Trump is accelerating the decline of America, which makes him very, very popular with Xi and Putin.

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No one can claim American healthcare is more accessible from Japan.

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"It's perhaps the dumbest tax reform you could design."

Yah, well, what does one expect from this Administration?

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