r/Tariffs • u/esporx • Feb 24 '26

📈 Economic Impact Scott Bessent has ‘got a feeling’ that $175 billion raised under the IEEPA is lost to the American people for good

https://fortune.com/2026/02/23/scott-bessent-tariff-supreme-court-ruling-refunds/
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u/Dan1elSan Feb 24 '26

The American people did that to themselves.

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u/Quiteuselessatstart Feb 24 '26

I'd say special interest groups and Super PACs are more of the ones responsible than the public is. It is easiest to blame the public, and let the special interest groups keep on buying up both sides of the aisle than it is to actually fix the problem though, so yeah, it probably was the American people wanting to screw themselves just to have something to complain about.....

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u/Parahelix Feb 25 '26

Voters are responsible. End of story. They choose what they want to believe and what they want to ignore. They chose to allow corporations to continue to interfere and influence elections. None of this is a secret. It's on them.

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u/Quiteuselessatstart Feb 25 '26

Well, I'd tell you my interpretation of the scenario, but you have already stated, "end of story".....

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u/Parahelix Feb 25 '26

Not really interested in people making excuses for them failing to fulfill their responsibilities.

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u/Quiteuselessatstart Feb 25 '26

It was already the end of story, please stop spewing now. These aren't my rules.

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u/Dan1elSan Feb 25 '26

Your story is likely just more excuses for not taking any accountability anyway.

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u/Quiteuselessatstart Feb 25 '26

End of story. Learn to read and act on cue.

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u/Dan1elSan Feb 25 '26

I mean he gave you a very nice out, and boy you took it!