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WilliamPlanke

(72 posts)
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 10:25 AM Apr 2025

Collected Tariffs, how are they disbursed?

I hope there are guardrails and accountability on these monies. Which branch of government owns the authority over the collected tariffs? Does the citizenry even have the right to monitor the disbursements?

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Irish_Dem

(80,417 posts)
1. I read they go to the US Treasury and the govt can spend the money any way they want.
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 10:26 AM
Apr 2025

Maybe someone else can verify this.

marble falls

(71,398 posts)
5. If mango volunteers, I'll contribute. So far there is no known technology to get anyone back to earth ...
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 10:40 AM
Apr 2025

... until Mars develops an energy source. So for the foreseeable future, what goes to Mars, stays on Mars.

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