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2025-04-07 16:34:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9D903FCAE3461B90BBC1D9A96157FB40CC3184296A0EBADC9FAAAA7E5785B098
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Original Note:
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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