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Who pays when tariffs make things more expensive?

2025/4/25
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David Brancaccio: 关税政策旨在促进美国制造业，但同时也导致商品价格上涨，最终由消费者承担。这其中，低收入消费者受到的影响最大。 Nancy Marshall-Genzer: 经济学家认为，进口商会将关税成本转嫁给消费者。研究表明，低收入消费者（年收入低于29000美元）将不得不支付更多比例的收入来应对价格上涨，而高收入消费者受到的影响相对较小。这是因为低收入消费者在生活必需品上的支出比例更高。 Nova Safo: 加利福尼亚州的经济规模庞大，一度超过日本成为世界第四大经济体。但关税政策对加利福尼亚州的各行各业，包括制造业和农业，都造成了负面影响。 Elizabeth Wilkins: 特朗普政府正在挑战先例，试图扩大其对独立机构的控制权，例如国家劳资关系委员会 (NLRB)。政府的行为与他对工会许下的承诺相矛盾，并试图通过挑战独立机构的权威来扩大其控制权，这不仅仅体现在国家劳资关系委员会 (NLRB) 上，还包括联邦贸易委员会 (FTC) 等其他机构。政府正在努力放松对经济核心领域的监管，如果最高法院支持政府在国家劳资关系委员会 (NLRB) 或联邦贸易委员会 (FTC) 案件中的立场，联邦储备委员会的独立性将受到质疑。 supporting_evidences Nancy Marshall-Genzer: 'The report found the poorest Americans with incomes of less than $29,000 a year would have to spend around 6% more of their incomes because of higher prices from the tariffs...' Nova Safo: 'When it comes to global economies, there are two powerhouses. The U.S. economy is worth nearly $30 trillion, China around $19 trillion...' Elizabeth Wilkins: 'So this is not a slam dunk for the administration. ... The administration illegally fired the two Democratic commissioners, Commissioner Bedoya and Commissioner Slaughter...'

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The Trump administration hopes that tariffs will encourage more products to be made in America. But a new report out this week also says the president's tariffs will be an effective tax increase, with low-income consumers hit the hardest. We'll unpack. Plus, by one analysis, California's economy is now the fourth largest in the world. And later: how the Trump administration is pushing the limits of authority over independent agencies.