Jan 16, 2026
Most Viewedwho pays tarriffs
Tariffs are legally paid at the border by importers — that is, the firms that bring goods into the country — but the economic burden is distributed and shifts over time among importers, domestic consu...
Tariff Revenue
The revenue generated by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, including their impact on government receipts.
Fact-Checks
6 resultsJan 18, 2026
Most ViewedWho ultimately bore the cost of Trump-era tariffs—U.S. consumers, importers, or foreign exporters?
The bulk of evidence from academic studies and contemporary reporting shows Trump-era tariffs were paid upfront by U.S. importers to the Treasury but economically passed on mainly to U.S. firms and co...
Jan 13, 2026
Most ViewedHow did tariff revenue in 2025 affect the federal deficit and who benefited from it?
Tariff policy enacted in 2025 meaningfully raised customs-duty receipts and—on conventional scoring—reduced projected federal deficits by trillions over the next decade, but the net fiscal picture is ...
Feb 6, 2026
Are tariffs successful in America since Trump
Tariffs under the produced clear, measurable effects—sharply higher effective tariff rates and government revenue, concrete price increases for consumers in affected goods, and some bargaining leverag...
Feb 1, 2026
Which major spending programs or tax changes enacted in 2024–2025 contributed most to the 2025 deficit?
Fiscal 2025’s reflected a mix of higher mandatory and discretionary outlays, one-off timing effects that make year-to-year comparisons tricky, and tax-policy shifts that both raised and lowered revenu...
Jan 6, 2026
How would the $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ be funded under federal budget rules and what precedents exist for similar payments?
The $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” announced by President Trump was funded not by new tariff receipts but by reallocating a congressionally approved military housing supplement—roughly $2.6 billion drawn f...