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ProfessorGAC

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4. Even Their Own Projections Are...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 01:28 PM

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...$194 billion for '25. And it may be overstated. And, if the courts rule they are unconstitutional, the collected revenue goes to zero.
The $20 trillion was a made up number from the beginning. Just another case of "if you're going to lie, make it a big lie".

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