Trump's Tariffs Were Supposed To Cut the Trade Deficit and Boost U.S. Manufacturing. They're Not Working.
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Dec 8, 2025, 6:00 am121 ptsHow should we assess whether President Donald Trump's tariffs have been effective? It's an important question—yet frustratingly difficult to answer. Trump has outlined overlapping, confusing, and sometimes competing goals for the tariffs. He's celebrated them as a source of government revenue, for…
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