Trump twitter:
..Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 Trillion in debt that has been accumulated, much by the Obama Administration, while at the same time reducing taxes for our people. At minimum, we will make much better Trade Deals for our country!
..由于关税,我们将能够开始偿还已经积累的大部分21万亿美元的债务,这很大程度上是由奥巴马政府支付的,同时减少了对我们人民的税收。至少,我们将为我们的国家做出更好的交易!
老特说关税能帮助偿还已经积累的大部分21万亿美元的债务,这绝对是错的!
但是用关税偿还21万亿美元的债务的利息,却是马马虎虎!?我算了一下:
米国2017年进口商品总额:2.341 trillion
2.341 trillion 征收关税25%所得:0.58525 trillion = $5852.5亿美元;
米国国债(截止上个月):21.318 trillion (http://www.usdebtclock.org/):
total interest-bearing debt interest rate: 2.433%
calculated interests to pay per year: 518.6669 billion = $5186.67亿美元