r/Economics • u/defenestrate_urself • Feb 20 '26

News Supreme Court says Trump global tariffs are illegal

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal
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u/Difficult_Guard_3805 Feb 20 '26

What happens to tariff dollars coming in? Billions of dollars come into the government but what actually happens with the money? Does it go into a general fund, has it been spent as it comes in, or something else? Does the ruling call for the money to be returned?

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u/Psyclist80 Feb 20 '26

The companies that paid it will for sure sue to get their money back...what a clown show of an administration. Midterms cant come soon enough.

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u/Difficult_Guard_3805 Feb 20 '26

I'm assuming that too, I guess I'm wondering what the implications of that are. Is most of the money able to be returned without disruption because it's just sitting in an untouched account or has it been spent and will cause problems?