In the News Trump’s bogus claim that his new trade deal will pay for the border wall, explained
The result, in theory, would be that because of the USMCA, companies will be hiring more people and creating more jobs, which means more income tax revenue. But Clark Packard, a trade policy expert at the R Street Institute, told me that argument “is incredibly dubious.”
“Either way,” he added, “It’s American citizens that would be paying for this.”
