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4. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, said tariff's would reduce the deficit.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:16 AM

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Their plan is to increase the deficit with tax cuts for the rich, then reduce the deficit with a regressive value added tax or sales tax on the rest of us.

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