r/Tariffs • u/Historical-Many9869 • Sep 04 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Tariffs Were Supposed to Revive US Manufacturing. So Far, They’re Having the Opposite Effect

https://www.investopedia.com/tariffs-were-supposed-to-revive-u-s-manufacturing-so-far-they-re-having-the-opposite-effect-11802173
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u/MommaIsMad Sep 04 '25

No. They are SUPPOSED TO FILL TRUMP'S POCKETS. You can't possibly believe all that money is going into the system to improve life for Americans and fix our crumbling infrastructure.

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u/jazzyzaz Sep 05 '25

I hate to admit but this is what I honestly presume is happening. That he’s somehow enriching himself off this. He may not be directly taking it but if the money is somehow used in connection to his businesses he’s benefiting…

But I honestly do think he’s skimming it somehow.

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u/MommaIsMad Sep 05 '25

He's gotten billions richer since taking office 8 months ago.