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title: "Given his first term behavior, I was expecting the Trump…"
date: 2025-08-23
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1959255717845860773"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1959255717845860773"
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# Given his first term behavior, I was expecting the Trump…

*August 23, 2025 · Twitter/X*

Given his first term behavior, I was expecting the Trump administration to be terrible.\
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But not this terrible.\
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The Trump administration has:\
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\...imposed an \$880 billion annual tax increase---roughly 2.9% of U.S. GDP---making it the largest tax hike since 1942. (Boot, 2025)...

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