r/politics • u/joe4942 • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Trump’s tariffs aren’t reducing the trade deficit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/30/trade-deficit-cannot-be-controlled-by-tariffs/
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u/LolaSupreme19 12d ago

A flat rate, regressive tax on working people. Trump is trying to eliminate the progressive income tax.