Fucking Moron (tm), the tariffs edition

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Mr. Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports raised $20.8 billion through Wednesday, according to data from United States Customs and Border Protection. Mr. Trump has already committed to paying American farmers hurt by the trade war $28 billion.
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The government has provided no such benefit to the myriad other businesses, including plane makers, technology companies and medical device manufacturers, that have lost contracts and revenue as a result of Mr. Trump’s tariffs and China’s retaliation against American goods.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/business/trade-war-tariffs-revenue.html

It's the same bullshit story over and over again: "Michael Cohen is paying Stormy Daniels; Mexico is paying for the wall; China is paying the tariffs," etc.