@trumpsear_tg · Post #1507 · 15.09.2025 г., 16:02
💸President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime is already reshaping global trade and spiking government customs revenue. But these historic import taxes could also push more Americans into poverty, according to new research. An analysis published by The Budget Lab at Yale on Tuesday finds Trump’s tariff hikes will likely increase the number of Americans living in poverty by 875,000 in 2026. This increase includes an additional 375,000 children in poverty. The figures are based on the Official Poverty Measure, a long-standing poverty metric based on pre-tax income. Tariffs and related price hikes tend to hit low-income families the hardest. Less affluent households typically spend a bigger chunk of their paychecks than high-income families on living expenses, meaning they’re more vulnerable to shifts in prices. Not only that, but economists say lower-income households often buy more imported products — which are most exposed to tariff-driven price hikes — than higher-income households. “Tariffs are a tax on American families,” John Ricco, associate director of policy analysis at The Budget Lab, told CNN. “Because tariffs are a tax on goods and services, instead of income, they hit harder on people who spend a higher percentage of income than they save.” The Budget Lab also estimates the poverty rate would increase to 10.7% after accounting for Trump’s tariffs, up from 10.4% without tariffs. #Trump#Tariffs#poverty 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️