New Congressional Budget Office estimates project $4.0 trillion in deficit reduction from higher tariffs over 2025–2035. Those revenues could underwrite a work‑linked family income credit that lets parents choose at‑home care without enlarging deficits.
— It links trade policy directly to family policy financing, offering a concrete, politically distinctive funding mechanism for pro‑family benefits.
Oren Cass
2025.08.25
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The article quotes the CBO projection of $3.3T lower primary deficits plus $0.7T less interest outlays from sustained tariff levels.
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