Trump announces a new government agency to help collect money

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Currently the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collects tariffs, so any new agency would have to reorganize the current system.
57% : When he was asked about the proposal during an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Trump indicated he was serious.
54% : 'FINALLY, their fair share.'US President-elect Donald Trump proposed a new government agency to collect more tariffsTrump indicated he would create the new agency on his first day as president.
53% : President-elect Donald Trump has long endorsed the use of tariffs to raise revenue'I am a Tariff Man,' he wrote in 2018. 'When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so.'If Trump had his way, it is likely he would eliminate income taxes altogether.
48% : Trump has proposed a widespread 10 percent tariff on global imports to raise revenue for the United States.
45% : 'I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources,' Trump wrote on social media.
42% : Trump appears to be making his announcement to emphasize the amount of money the United States can collect from foreign countries on trade.
38% : During the campaign, Trump promised to end all kinds of taxes including taxes on tips, social security benefits, and overtime pay.
35% : Trump cited the 25th president of the United States William McKinley's views endorsing tariffs, calling him the 'tariff king' who 'spoke beautifully of tariffs.''Around in the early 1900s, they switched over stupidly to frankly an income tax,' he continued. '
29% : Trump has also proposed higher tariffs on Mexico and Canada, if they do not do more to reduce the number of drugs and migrants coming across the border.
27% : For years, Trump has adamantly campaigned on the issue of raising tariffs on foreign goods coming into the United States, even as producers warn him away from sparking a trade war.
18% : Trump argued that the United States government had relied too much on taxing Americans for revenue, specifically pointing to the much-loathed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) efforts to collect more taxes.

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