The Chaos Tariffs will see future price increases from 44% to 47% of manufacturing and service businesses.
90% of the burden of tariffs have fallen on consumers and US firms. How businesses pass-through tariffs to maintain steady profits has long been recognized and the pass-through in 2025 was predictable.
As the sequential roll out, waffling, and TACO approach to Chaos Tariffs, while profitable for Trump's "blind" trust day trading (21,000 trades in 2025), has demonstrated the cumulative effect of tariff pass-through on prices.
The continued tariff policies, despite what the courts say, is consistent with fundamental dementia thinking.
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