Trump Tariffs Expected to Generate $2 Trillion Over Decade, Fall Short of Stimulus Check Funding Needs
Yale's Budget Lab forecasts Trump administration tariffs will generate $2 trillion over ten years, insufficient to fund proposed $2,000 stimulus checks. The revenue shortfall creates a fiscal gap forcing either tariff escalation or spending cuts. ECB President Christine Lagarde warns the tariff uncertainty itself poses greater economic risk than the tariffs.
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