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Source of funds for tariffs

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This statement/tweet isn’t exclusively true:MAGA will do whatever, but tariffs are taxes we pay on imports. It's time media outlets called them that. https://t.co/OZnlnS5YvU— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) January 26, 2025 the foreign entities can simply lower their import prices in USD terms and access these foreign USD account balances as source of USDs to pay any new tariffs:

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the foreign entities can simply lower their import prices in USD terms and access these foreign USD account balances as source of USDs to pay any new tariffs:

 

Source of funds for tariffs


Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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