The Hidden Tax You Never Voted For While billionaires debate economic theory over cocktails, you're footing the bill at the register—and finally, someone in Congress is daring to say it out loud. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has announced the Truth in Tariffs Act, a bill that would require retailers to show customers exactly how much Trump-era tariffs are jacking up prices on everyday goods. Let’s be clear: tariffs are taxes. And like most taxes in this country, they hit the working class hardest while the ultra-wealthy sit behind walls of lawyers, accountants, and offshore accounts. “If the President and his Cabinet of billionaires are forcing Americans to pay a lot more for consumer goods, the people have a right to…
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