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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 18 MIN

The Tariffs Were Illegal. You're Not Getting a Refund.

from The Lonely Liberal · host Nick Zenkin

In February, the Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal — all $166 billion of them. The refunds are flowing right now, with interest. But they're going to Walmart, Target, and the importers, not to you — even though the Fed's own research shows American consumers paid nearly all of it, about $1,000 per household. Nick breaks down the triple-charge: you paid the illegal tax at the register, corporations get your refund, and the prices companies raised 'because of tariffs' are never coming back down. Meanwhile, Trump's DOJ is in court fighting to keep as much of the money as possible — and a new 15% tariff already replaced the old one. Nobody in Washington is even pretending you should be made whole.

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