A Slippery, $39 Billion Slope: New Data Analysis Makes Case for Trade, Not Aid
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The U.S. Chamber crunched the numbers to determine how much it would cost American taxpayers to extend the same relative level of financial aid the administration has proposed for farmers to other U.S. industries that have been negatively affected by retaliatory tariffs. As shown in the chart below this post, such an aid package would cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $39 billion – $12 billion already extended to agriculture plus an additional $27 billion to support other affected sectors.
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So are 'we' going to just double subsidize farmers or are 'we' going to subsidize ALL of the businesses negatively effected by the Trump tariffs?
This ''support'' is based on the current tariffs. What if and when they next round of tariffs are implemented, how high will the subsidies go and to who.
I posted an article earlier today about that same subject. The number of business that are laying off and the number looking for subsidies.
The article you seeded is what got me looking for the numbers. This came up in my search. 'Republican' policies are being opposed by both the Kochs and the Chamber of Commerce.
Trump started name calling the Koch's today.
Oh course he did. It's all he's got.
That is a very accurate statement...I''m sure that the Koch bros with their multi billions are really upset over it.../s