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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2025 · 55 MIN

Trump's tariffs are part of a class war on his own base

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

Donald Trump's tariffs are part of a class war against many of his own supporters. The US president plans to slash income taxes on the rich and corporations and use tariffs to shift the burden of taxation onto the poor and working class. Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms_7EkiJbGo This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

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