Trump’s tariffs are a ‘dirty tax’ that will make the $38.6 trillion national debt crisis even worse over the long term, top analyst says
- Posted on February 19, 2026
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Trump’s tariffs are a ‘dirty tax’ that will make the $38.6 trillion national debt crisis even worse over the long term, top analyst says
"The idea that this is pro-American is actually just the opposite," Penn Wharton's Kent Smetters told Fortune. "It hurts American manufacturers."