Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : If Trump delivers on all of these proposals, then a rebound in inflation is all but guaranteed, economists have said.
52% : However, if Trump follows through with his campaign promises, some economists say it is likely that his second term will result in the type of inflation increase that helped him secure the White House.
52% : Trump has proposed a universal tariff of as much as 20% and as high as 60% for goods from China.
43% : Some of the states that saw the biggest swings towards Trump were ones where real wages had declined, giving people less spending power to fend off rising prices.
38% : In the week leading up to the election, Taylor Rogers -- a Republican National Committee spokesperson -- told BI in a statement that, if elected, Trump would "once again cut taxes and unleash American energy to lower prices on groceries and other goods.
33% : It's worth noting that the tariffs Trump enacted in his first term did not result in a significant inflation increase.

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