Some back of the envelope math suggests for #Trump to pull of his ridiculous "proposal" of eliminating income tax in favor of tariffs, the tariffs would have to average about 85%.
That's the base model #iPhone going from $799 to $1,478 (at least). Choose your other exemplar goods to do your own math.
Clown stuff.
#lawfedi law group (npub1r6e…7s7j)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/06/14/can-trump-eliminate-the-income-tax/
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2024-06-14 13:59:54
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