Trump's tariffs are an economic disaster that courts have already struck down as illegal, and yet the chaos they created cost American consumers dearly while corporations like Apple pocketed billions in windfall profits. Higher prices, weaker investment and fewer manufacturing jobs are the real legacy of this failed trade policy. Farmers, small businesses and families are footing the bill for a protectionist scheme that serves no one but the wealthy.
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There's a 50% chance that the effective U.S. tariff rate on goods being imported into the United States will be at least 8.7% at the end of 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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