Once Drumph's tariffs take place. Questions

[cpamomfromtexas]

Where do the funds go? I will assume to the government.

Could 45 see them as funds to pillage?

Who will make sure they aren’t stolen (by Trump?)

[jimfields33]

1. The idea is to buy American products which won't be affected.

Will it work? Who knows.

[moondust]

4. That was before globalization.

It probably worked somewhat, though it also started retaliatory trade wars. Since the 1980s supply chains, etc., have become so globally interconnected that tariffs will likely hurt some U.S. products as well.

[rso]

2. Tariffs

Actually, tariffs will not bring additional funds coming in to the USG, consumers will be paying and vendors will receive the funds.

[onenote]

5. The tariffs ARE paid to the government by the US purchasers, who will then recoup those payments by raising prices

This is why the Harris campaign described the tariffs as a sales "tax".
You may want to modify/clarify your post.

[rso]

6. Tariffs

Importers pay higher prices for imported goods which are then passed on to the consumer. Any additional funds coming in to the USG are very modest.

[onenote]

7. The amount coming in to the government is equal to the amount of tariffs paid

As a practical matter they are no different than ant tax imposed on a company in that they produce revenue for the government and increase the costs incurred by the entity paying the tariff which then has the choice of eating those costs or passing them, in whole or part, to consumers.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Prior to Civil War, tariffs were primary source of income for federal government.

[Yavin4]

9. And slavery was legal.

The two are connected.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Who gets the money from tariffs?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219698929

Some Trump Voters Already Regret Their Decision Amid Concerns Over Tariffs, Job Cuts, and Rising Cost

Who gets the money from tariffs?

A tariff is a tax, usually paid by the customer.
Sometimes by the selling country but not often.
It is not called a tax, but my wallet does not know the difference.

https://tinyurl.com/25cw2c5b

A quick primer on tariffs: They’re a tax on imported goods — clothes, shoes, toys, car parts, appliances, you name it. But the extra money does not come from the foreign companies that produce those goods. The American company doing the importing pays the money to the US Treasury.
(That means the gov't.--- the administration.)
They don't seem to mention that they are collecting more taxes.
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