Trump says he will create 'External Revenue Service' to collect tariff income

theguardian.com

7 points·ironyman··9 comments

A desperate attempt to pretend that the money isn't ultimately being taken from Americans.

Last time he did this, it was equivalent to a yearly tax of $831 from each US household.

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He says lots of things. Let's see. I give 75-25 odds he doesn't.

No-bid contract awarded to one of his friends with no expectations and no audits.

It'll likely be another presidential commission with a deliberately fraudulent name (like DOGE), to create shadow-government positions for apparatchiks of The Party.

So this "ERS" will not be part of the government when it comes to oversight, checks and balances, or FOIA... yet somehow you'll have to keep them happy, or else things will happen. I mean, this is a mighty nice company you've got here, it'd be a shame if somehow your primary imported ingredient got tariff'ed...

If that's so, just another grift to take public money.

Of course he'll need it. The agency to go after the smugglers.

Don't we already have an organization that collects tariffs?

Yes, of course, but Donald's always ready for an extra grift. I'm sure there are a few cronies in desperate need of an appointment who'd be perfect to run it.

(Also, presumably fits in with his attempt to convince the more gullible section of the population that tariffs are paid by the country of origin, rather than the importer.)

Just another big government Republican.

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