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Originally Posted by dumptruck
My current theory is that this is an inroads to bypassing congress and installing tyranny. Sure, the pesky constitution gives congress the power to appropriate tax dollars, but the executive currently controls how tariffs are spent. If all revenue is now derived through tariffs, congress has nothing to appropriate and all spending becomes dependent on a partisan executive. Why outlaw and disband congress openly like other dictators when you can just render them superfluous and ignore them?
"We are in a second revolution and it will be bloodless if they let it."
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1. Collection:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for collecting tariffs at ports of entry.
2. Oversight and Use:
Once collected, the money goes into the U.S. Treasury, specifically into the general fund.
The Department of the Treasury manages these funds.
Congress, through its power of the purse, decides how this revenue is spent via the appropriations process.