Trump Tariffs Explained: Grocery Prices and Rebate Checks

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Trump's 2025 tariffs on US food imports and the proposed rebate program by Senator Hawley.

Trump’s 2025 tariffs will hit nearly three-quarters of US food imports, raising prices on products that are often difficult or impossible to produce domestically. Senator Hawley has proposed a rebate program to return some of the revenue to households—but would it actually help? Kyle Hulehan is joined by Alex Durante, Senior Economist at the Tax Foundation, to unpack how these tariffs work, the economic trade-offs of a rebate, and why repealing tariffs may be the most effective solutio...

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Hulehan

Guest: Alex Durante

Topics covered

• tariffs
• economics
• food prices
• rebate programs
• trade-offs
• domestic production

Keywords

• Trump tariffs
• grocery prices
• rebate checks
• economic trade-offs
• food imports
• Senator Hawley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tax Foundation

Places: US

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