Although the CBO says the bill increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion over 10 years, it also says Trump's tariffs will raise $2.8 trillion over 10 years, and with another ~$600 billion in newly added tariffs the gap is effectively bridged, so the two must be analyzed together — leaving the deficit roughly status quo at ~6.2-6.3% of GDP rather than the 9% claimed in the Moody's downgrade.
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“talking about them individually is not correct. But being able to look at the two factors together... the deficit's going to stay somewhere around 6.2 6.3% of GDP”
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Big Beautiful Bill, Write-Off Revolution & Tariff Tempest — The Friday Market Wrap!— Steve EismanCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:31:55 PM
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