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Question: Will Trump's tariff wars mandate a COL increase in Social Security and safety nets?
Cost of many items is predicted to rise dramatically soon, due to the trade war with China.
Won't that mean the COL index will go up, and the programs based on that index will have to cost more for taxpayers?
Is that why the WH is working to adjust the dollar figure that determines poverty levels for qualification for programs such as SNAP?
Is anyone calculating the ripple cost of his vanity orders?