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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue | Brookings brookings.edu Nov 4, 2025 6 facts
claimTariffs are a regressive way to raise revenue because low-income households spend a higher share of their income on goods affected by tariffs compared to higher-income households.
claimSmall countries can raise substantial revenue as a share of GDP from tariffs without implementing prohibitively high tariff rates because trade represents a much larger share of their GDP.
claimFor the United States to raise revenue through tariffs on a scale comparable to smaller nations, the United States would require very high, economically distortive tariff rates.
claimTariffs generate less revenue over time as firms and consumers change their supply chains to avoid the tax.
claimTariffs produce lower revenue than expected because firms find ways to circumvent them, and they create higher economic distortions because firms are forced to change their behavior to avoid the tariffs.
referenceResearch organizations including the Yale Budget Lab, McKibbon (2025), and the Penn Wharton Budget Model have conducted analyses to estimate the amount of revenue that could plausibly be raised through tariffs.
Archetypes of open-source business models | Electronic Markets link.springer.com Jun 14, 2022 3 facts
referenceThe Financial Purpose (D14) dimension of an organization determines the purpose of incoming revenue, which is typically categorized as either commercial or non-commercial, according to Riehle (2019).
claimA business model aims to explicate a firm’s core business logic by describing how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value while generating revenue.
referenceThe article 'A customer value creation framework for businesses that generate revenue with open source software' was published in the Technology Innovation Management Review in 2012, volume 2, pages 18–22.
U.S. tariff outcomes dependent on trading partner responses dallasfed.org May 13, 2025 2 facts
claimThe 'impossible trinity' in trade policy refers to the difficulty of simultaneously balancing three critical objectives: revenue, restriction, and reciprocity.
accountU.S. Customs collects $9.50 from a 10 percent tariff on a $95 product, and if this revenue is refunded to consumers, the effective cost to the consumer becomes $95, which is cheaper than the original pre-tariff price of $100.
Tracking the Economic Effects of Tariffs | The Budget Lab at Yale budgetlab.yale.edu Mar 2, 2026 1 fact
measurementThe 2025 US tariffs raised approximately $194.8 billion in total revenue, with $174.7 billion collected during 2025 and $20.1 billion collected in January 2026.
Revision Notes - The role of government in reducing inequality | IB DP sparkl.me 1 fact
claimIncreasing a tax rate from 30% to 40% results in a 6% increase in total revenue, despite a 10% decrease in the number of high earners.
Tariffs: Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2025 Measures and ... richmondfed.org Apr 2, 2025 1 fact
claimGovernments use tariffs to raise revenue, protect domestic industries from foreign competition, and influence international trade patterns.