$18 Trillion in Tariffs? Let’s Do the Math
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$18 trillion in tariff revenue? Listen, I understand Donald Trump and he loves to exaggerate. I caught a fish this big. Donald Trump definitely caught a fish that’s much, much bigger, much, much tastier, much stronger. And he reeled it in in record time. I understand how he operates. I think we all do.
Hopefully, hopefully you figure that out by now. But Trump announced this weekend that he generated more than $18 trillion through tariffs in 10 months.
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And the funny thing is, is you’ve got Republicans putting out tweets echoing what he said. This representative, Wesley Hunt, from Texas, I think he wants to run. I think he’s also running for Senate. I he wants to run against Crockett. Puts this out there. This is fantastic news. The future continues to look very bright for America. Come on, man. Tariff revenue.
Okay, it’s less than 300 billion. Some people are putting, I don’t know where it is, but it’s not $18 trillion. Okay, again, this is part of the problem. People don’t even understand what a trillion is anymore. 18 trillion would be two thirds of our nation’s GDP. Two thirds.
Now, if we had an influx of $18 trillion into this country, one would think that manufacturing and construction would be going through the roof. The opposite is the case. They’re going backwards. They’re going backwards. Then, you you get the people after the fact, you know, well, you know, no, these were commitments made by various different countries and this is what they’re going to spend.
There is no such commitment, okay? There is zip zero zilch in writing. Okay, let’s just make it perfectly clear. I’ve said this from the get go, I’m spending this amount, this one’s, stop it. Okay, stop, there’s nothing in writing. Companies will invest when they feel that it’s you know, it’s great for this, and you’re getting that anyway.
We are a great country to invest in. But $18 trillion? Come on, man. That’s just not the case. And the people out there that are echoing this thing, you know, you could say, these are possible. You’re making the country good. You’re making it more attractive. We’re going to lower regulations. Tell what you’re doing.
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You know, again, I know some people buy into this stuff, but for many of us, it insults our intelligence. All right? Just stop. There’s no $18 trillion that have flowed to this country, okay? Get it out of your head, everybody. Watch snogonwalstreet.com.
