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US Senator Peter Welch of Vermont Talks CBO’s New Tax and Tariff Estimates

2025/6/4
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Peter Welch: 我认为特朗普政府的关税政策实际上是由美国的企业和消费者承担的,而不是像特朗普总统所说的那样由外国政府承担。CBO的数据显示,这项政策实际上会增加美国的财政赤字。当我与农民交谈时,他们告诉我他们的肥料成本增加了25%。钢铁制造商也表示,他们的钢铁成本增加了50%。这些关税收入实际上是由我们的企业支付的税收。总统试图让沃尔玛承担这些成本的想法是不现实的,最终这些成本还是会转嫁到消费者身上。我认为更重要的问题是,我们是否应该通过削减医疗保健和营养福利来增加2.4万亿美元的债务。我认为特朗普的经济政策,包括减税,不会促进经济增长,反而会导致更高的利率,从而增加汽车贷款、抵押贷款和商业贷款的成本,且不会投入到任何有生产力的增长活动中。 Peter Welch: 作为参议员,我亲身了解到关税政策对企业造成了实际影响。例如,加拿大人对“第51个州”的讨论感到担忧,关税导致佛蒙特州的农民的肥料成本增加,旅游业崩溃。更糟糕的是,特朗普政府的关税政策变化非常频繁,企业根本无法进行规划。他们每天早上醒来都要查看最新的关税政策,对于那些在途运输货物的企业来说,他们甚至无法确定是否应该接受货物交付。我认为稳定对企业至关重要,而不稳定的关税政策会给所有企业带来痛苦,无论他们是否支持特朗普。

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Senator Welch challenges the assertion that tariffs will offset the tax cuts' impact on the deficit, highlighting the burden on businesses and consumers. He points out that the tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit, while tariffs might reduce it by $2.8 trillion, resulting in a net increase of $5.2 trillion. The discussion also touches upon the proposed increase in the debt ceiling.
  • CBO projects $2.4 trillion deficit increase from tax cuts
  • CBO estimates $2.8 trillion reduction from tariffs
  • Tariffs are essentially a tax paid by businesses and consumers
  • Proposed debt ceiling increase of $4 trillion

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Peter Welch, Democratic Senator of Vermont, talks about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections on President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' and tariffs revenue. He spoke to Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz. 

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