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🦋 Trump conundrum: reducing tariffs & taxes April Treasury Statement demonstrates the share that income taxes play in the overall US receipts Tariff income is so relatively small it is bundled with 'Other' It's not hard to see that tax cuts, and certainly all tax, can't be offset by tariffs 🦋
May 13, 2025, 11:10 AM
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