Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-03-06 15:56:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D0467BDF2CF05899D50273AB7DCE360BAB0E5DAF8DEC3E2EF4EA6479938B23E5
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Original Note:
The federal government collects $5.1 trillion in income taxes. Total imported goods and services without tariffs is $4.1 trillion. It's fundamentally impossible to collect $5.1 trillion dollars in taxes on $4.1 trillion of pre-tariff trade. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-publishes-2024-financial-report-resolves-longstanding-significant-deficiency https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/ft900/ft900_2401.pdf
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