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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt correctly stated that "tariffs are a tax cut for the American people."
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False. Leavitt's claim that tariffs are "tax cuts" earned a FALSE rating from PolitiFact. Economists surveyed consistently (94-95%) agree that tariffs reduce economic welfare. Tariffs are taxes on imp...
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