US EditionTrump Touts Tariffs as Path to End Income Taxes; Experts Skeptical
The Supreme Court ruled the president cannot impose broad emergency tariffs under IEEPA; Trump swiftly imposed new tariffs up to 15% under a different law while legal challenges continue.
- Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the IEEPA did not authorize sweeping emergency tariffs, and President Donald Trump responded within hours by imposing 100% tariffs under a different authority.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote Article I, Section 8 vests taxing power in Congress, and the framers did not give any taxing authority to the executive branch.
- A Hawai‘i buyer abandoned a prefab container home after a 30% duty and fees created a bill of over $10,000 on an about $20,000 unit, with U.S. Customs enforcing payment before release.
- Legal observers note the legality of tariffs will continue to be litigated as the administration quickly imposed replacement tariffs under another statute, a move critics say changes little.
- Economic studies show American businesses and consumers absorbed nearly 90% of the 2025 tariffs' burden, while prior research found 80% to 100% of costs passed to working- and middle-class families.
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Trump touts tariffs as path to end income taxes; experts skeptical
During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted using tariffs as a way to eventually eliminate income taxes, prompting applause from many Republicans inside the Capitol."It's already time-tested and approved, and as time goes by, I believe the tariffs paid for by foreign countries will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I l…
Trump tariffs slap-down could limit, if not end, economic damage
American small businesspeople likely let out a collective gasp at the Supreme Court’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime. Justices on Feb. 20, in a 6-3 decision, struck down the president’s sweeping tariffs. The ruling marked an extraordinary rejection of both his signature economic policy and the lever of power he’s used to bend the global economy to his will. Among other adverse consequences, the Trump tariffs have, from the s…
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