Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group

[Dr. T]

6. $264 billion in tariff revenue, far short of the trillions projected.

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Meanwhile, tax cuts for billionaire welfare queens are still on the books while the national debt spirals upward.

This goes back to Newt Gingrich. He was constantly searching for ways to shrink the government to the point where you could drown it in a bathtub. Bankrupting the government was one of the options. Congratulations, Newt. The dog has finally caught the car it was chasing. What happens next? Feudal system followed by a replay of the French Revolution?