The burden of new tariffs more than offsets the benefit of last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon April 28, 2026 1:07 pm ET Republicans are counting on voters being pleasantly surprised by larger-than-expected tax refunds this spring thanks to new tax cuts from the...
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Monthly Archives: April 2026
WSJ-‘Liberation Day,’ One Year Later
Trump’s tariffs didn’t spur economic growth but did encourage trade between spurned U.S. partners. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux April 1, 2026 4:24 pm ET A year ago Thursday, President Trump raised the average effective tariff rate to 22.5%, and proclaimed April 2 “Liberation Day,” which would “forever be...
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