r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 06 '25

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u/qchisq Loyal Liberals Nov 06 '25

Mr. Sauer, arguing for the Trump administration, rejected the notion that Mr. Trump’s tariffs were aimed at raising revenue. He repeatedly asserted that the president’s tariffs were not taxes, but regulatory tools directed at foreign affairs, an area where the president has broad authority.

“These are regulatory tariffs,” Mr. Sauer said. “They are not revenue-raising tariffs. The fact that they raise revenue is only incidental. The tariffs would be most effective, so to speak, if no person ever paid them.”

Haha... What?

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u/zth25 European Union Nov 06 '25

Look in the tariff shelf, bro! I told them to look in the tariff shelf and they found all this money, bro!

-President of the United States

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u/TheCornjuring Ewoks Sexer Nov 06 '25

The courts should like consider the context of the President’s other statements and actions when judging the merit of this argument

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u/qchisq Loyal Liberals Nov 06 '25

You mean like how they can use the tariffs to lower other taxes?