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MetaMaximalist

2025-12-01 22:26:23

Fresh numbers just dropped for August 2025. Tariff collections since January hit $149 billion—sounds massive, right? Here's the reality check: that's covering barely 8% of what the federal deficit is projected to be this year.

The gap between trade policy revenue and actual fiscal needs keeps widening. These figures tell a story about how tariff strategies are playing out versus the scale of government spending challenges ahead.

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AirdropSweaterFan

· 1h ago

14.9 billion cut in tariff fees, and that can only cover 8% of the deficit? The gap is way too big... --- Tariff revenue is just a drop in the bucket; the government spends like there's no limit. --- Wait, so that's all the income from trade policy? Feels like all that work was for nothing. --- With such a huge deficit gap, there's no way tariffs can make up for it, they’ll have to find another solution. --- That 8% figure is just depressing—it shows nothing has been solved.

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HalfIsEmpty

· 12-01 22:55

14.9 billion in tariff revenue sounds impressive, but it only covers 8% of the deficit? That's quite a large gap...

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MrDecoder

· 12-01 22:55

1.49 billion sounds impressive, but it only covers 8% of the deficit? That's awkward... --- The gap between tariff revenue and actual expenditure is really getting bigger; it's fundamentally just a drop in the bucket. --- 8%? Laughable, this policy doesn't seem to be as effective as imagined. --- So it's just a different way of collecting money, and the deficit is still terrifying. --- Investing 1.49 billion is like not investing at all; the real problem remains unsolved. --- Why does it feel like this operation is just covering up the issue of uncontrolled spending... --- Tariffs seem to have turned into a political show, with little actual effect.

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GasFeeBeggar

· 12-01 22:49

149B sounds impressive, but it only covers 8% of the deficit? That's quite a gap. --- The tariff money is really just a drop in the bucket, honestly. --- So this trade policy really is just a temporary fix, right fren? --- I just want to know how to deal with the remaining 92%... --- Fiscal black hole vs tariff revenue, this comparison is truly night and day.

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TrustlessMaximalist

· 12-01 22:46

14.9 billion looks like a lot, but when you turn around and calculate, it accounts for less than 10%... This tariff strategy really is just a drop in the bucket.

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TxFailed

· 12-01 22:42

lol 149 bil sounds impressive till you realize it's basically a rounding error for the deficit... technically speaking, we're just putting a band-aid on a bullet wound here. learned this the hard way watching policy theater play out

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FalseProfitProphet

· 12-01 22:39

14.9 billion sounds amazing but it's only plugging 8% of the loopholes, this gap... really isn't just a little big --- What can tariffs save? It still depends on real reform with actual funds --- So essentially it’s just a drop in the bucket? The more I look at it, the more I feel this trap won't work --- 8%... can you believe it? After all this effort, just to get this little bit of income, it's ridiculous --- Every time I see this kind of data, it’s exhausting; the policy direction is right but the scale is completely insufficient.

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FreeMinter

· 12-01 22:37

14.9 billion sounds impressive, but it gets overshadowed by the deficit... this gap is truly despairing --- What can this little money from tariffs do? It's just a drop in the bucket --- 8%? Ha, might as well say 0% --- Relying on tariffs to fill the gap? Dream on --- So the government is counting on these tariffs to get by? Wake up, everyone --- As soon as this number came out, I knew taxes were going to increase again; it's a vicious cycle.

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