In this episode, Tara breaks down the real math behind Trump’s claim that tariffs could eliminate the income tax — and why, despite the Founders’ original vision, that dream is impossible with today's bloated federal government. From trillion-dollar spending to missing billions, from Supreme Court battles to Costco jumping the line with tariff lawsuits, Tara exposes the truth behind the numbers politicians won’t touch.

Clear, sharp, and brutally honest — this episode cuts through the noise with facts, history, and a reality check America needs. 💥📊

🎙️ Episode Summary

Tara explains why the Founders were right — and why the math in 2025 no longer works:

🏛️ The Founders’ Vision vs. Today’s Reality

🇺🇸 Pre-1913 America was funded mostly by tariffs

📜 Income tax was seen as a form of slavery by the Founders

🧱 Tariffs were meant to build an “economic wall” around America

🏗️ Federal government was tiny — military + roads + small essentials

✔️ The math worked back then

❌ It does not work now

💸 The Tariff Math That Doesn’t Add Up

📊 Total tariff revenue since 2018: $1.18 trillion

💵 Current yearly federal spending: $7 trillion

🚨 “Not even close” to replacing income tax

📉 Best-case scenario under Trump trajectory: ~$500B/year in tariffs

🇺🇸 We could run a half-trillion government — but only with a true constitutional model

💣 Today’s government is 14× larger than that

🪙 Inflation, Printing & Debt

🖨️ Half of all federal spending is printed money

💥 $7 trillion per year is why prices still rise

📉 We are no longer in the Biden inflation spike, but still at the top end of normal

🧯 Very little any president can do while Congress is addicted to printing

🛑 Why Trump Can’t Do It

🧮 He missed his chance to cut spending in his first term

🤝 His split with Elon Musk was over spending

💔 Tara warns that talking about eliminating income tax via tariffs gives false hope

🚫 It is mathematically impossible until the government shrinks

💵 And America is nowhere near shrinking

🕵️ Fraud, Waste & Missing Billions

🏚️ Military still hasn’t been audited

🕳️ Elon Musk estimates 20–25% waste

💸 Minnesota loses billions and Washington doesn’t even notice

🧟 Federal spending is too bloated to track anything

⚖️ Costco’s Tariff Lawsuit Drama

📝 Costco files first lawsuit to claw back tariff money if the Supreme Court ends the tariffs

🤔 Tara asks the key question:
“Didn’t you pass the cost to customers?”

💰 Companies want to get paid twice — charge consumers and bill the government

⚖️ Tara hopes the courts do the math and toss the lawsuits

🔚 The Bottom Line

🚫 Tariffs cannot replace income tax in today’s America

📉 Spending is too big

💸 Debt is too massive

🖨️ Printing is too out of control

🧮 The numbers simply don’t work — and pretending they do misleads the country