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2025-04-07 15:23:31 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Research and trade law has shown historically tariffs are bad for the economy and growth. There is no evidence that manufacturing will be back. Trump’s tariffs have been calculated based on the incorrect formula. https://www.aei.org/economics/president-trumps-tariff-formula-makes-no-economic-sense-its-also-based-on-an-error/ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/06/trump-tariffs-error-aei https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-tariff-formula-based-error-conservative-think-tank-2055893

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• Research and trade law has shown historically tariffs are bad for the economy and growth. There is no evidence that manufacturing will be back. Trump’s tariffs have been calculated based on the incorrect formula. https://www.aei.org/economics/president-trumps-tariff-formula-makes-no-economic-sense-its-also-based-on-an-error/ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/06/trump-tariffs-error-aei https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-tariff-formula-based-error-conservative-think-tank-2055893