Tim's primary prediction is that meaningful tariff consequences won't be politically salient until September 2025 or later, and he would 'like to go into a sleep chamber for 6 months' because real pain is inevitable in the interim but without corresponding political recalibration.

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Tim Kolkatz

Evidence Quote

I wanted just go into a sleep chamber for 6 months because I I don't think anything's going to drastically change until...the average American person feels some pain

Source

Project 2025 had a tariff plan, but Trump has gone off scriptThe Globe and Mail
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:23 AM

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