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DC Journal: Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date December 15, 2025
1 Comment on DC Journal: Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit

Tariffs and credit price controls are squeezing American families From both sides.

Tags Bipartisan Policy Failure, BNPL Loans, Buy Now Pay Later, Consumer Credit, Consumer Finance, Consumer Prices, Consumption Tax, Cost Of Credit, Cost Of Living, credit access, Credit Availability, Credit Card Debt, Credit Markets, Credit Shortages, Debt Reliance, Economic Freedom, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Federal Policy, Financial Inclusivity, Financial Literacy, financial regulation, Financial Stability, Free Market Economics, Government Intervention, Hidden Taxes, Household Debt, Inflation, Inflationary Pressure, Interest Rate Caps, Lending Caps, Lending Regulation, Market Distortion, Market-Based Solutions, Middle-Class Households, Personal Finance, Populism, Price Controls, Regressive Taxes, Regulatory Overreach, Small Loan Lending, Small-Dollar Loans, Stagflation, Subprime Credit, Tariffs, Trade Policy, Trade War, Working-Class Families

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Trump’s Japanese Tariff Agreement: A Winning Deal for Consumers?

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date September 27, 2025
1 Comment on Trump’s Japanese Tariff Agreement: A Winning Deal for Consumers?

A 15% tariff may look like a trade victory, but American families could end up paying the price.

Tags American Families, Auto Industry, Cost Of Living, Economic Policy, Electronics Prices, Fair Trade, Global Trade, Inflation, Japanese Imports, Medical Supplies, Smoot Hawley Tariff Act, Tariff Impact, Trade Policy, Trump Tariff Agreement, U.S. Consumers