Customs duties have quadrupled this year but, as of August, were only about 8 percentage points of goods imports higher — roughly half of estimates like Chad Bown's 21pp, CBO's 18pp, or Yale Budget Lab's 15pp — suggesting either loopholes/exemptions, evasion, or more increases to come.
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Joseph GagnonEvidence Quote
“as of August uh they were only uh eight percentage points of goods imports higher. So uh maybe half of what some of these estimates say.”
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