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Trump’s “tariffs for tax cuts” pitch is a scam - and he’s betting you’re too dumb to know how taxes work.
Let’s see which dummies fall for his market pump tactics from his irrational Truth Social posts every week.
Completely removing income taxes for those making under $200K would cost the government about $1 trillion/year.
- A 10% tariff on all US imports would raise only around $310 billion/year.
- Even a 25% tariff would bring in roughly $780 billion/year - still not enough.
- A 35% tariff would shrink imports by 25–40%, meaning revenue would actually drop, not rise.
Tariffs are still taxes - just hidden ones Americans pay through higher prices. Trump won’t say that because he’s counting on people not noticing.
Bottom line: Tariffs can’t replace income taxes, and they’d just make everything more expensive while hurting American businesses abroad.