copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): U.S. President Joe Biden has announced sweeping tariff increases across several Chinese imports, notably semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries and battery components, solar cells and many components that make up our tech. According to a White House press release, tariffs on Chinese semiconductors will increase from 25% to 50% in 2025, effectively doubling its tax rate. [...] Although most trade and labor leaders, and many Democrats in the Senate and Lower Houses, praised Biden’s move, there were a few objections. David French, the executive VP for government relations for the National Retail Federation, said, "As consumers continue to battle inflation, the last thing the administration should be doing is placing additional taxes on imported products that will be paid by U.S. importers and eventually U.S. consumers." [...] Whether this move is based on policy or a political act to gain votes for Biden in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the new tariffs will increase the prices of semiconductors and several other high-tech goods across the board. This is just the latest move in the on-going trade war between both countries, especially as the U.S. has a trade deficit with China amounting to over $250 billion.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hit every family," Polis wrote as he reshared Biden’s post. Experts say the tariffs could amount to a tax increase on many Americans. But they add that the notion that "every" American family will be hit is likely exaggerated. [...] "The consensus has not changed: Tariffs are regressive, in that the people with lowest means will be paying the most when a tariff is placed on a good," said Ross E. Burkhart, a Boise State University political scientist who specializes in trade policy.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden announced major increases in tariffs on a wide range of Chinese products relating to certain key strategic industries, including solar cells, batteries, battery materials, electric vehicles, semiconductors, steel and aluminum, among other goods. The Biden administration’s move affects industries in which the U.S. has invested huge sums of money and that his administration has targeted for growth, stating that he is "determined to ensure America leads the world in them." A detailed analysis of these tariff-related actions and other ones that the Biden administration has recently taken against China will be addressed in a forthcoming Duane Morris Alert. The Biden administration’s actions are the result of a statutorily required review conducted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) during the past two years of Section 301 tariffs on a wide range of Chinese goods that were enacted during the Trump administration. Now, not only is the Biden administration keeping the vast majority of Section 301 tariffs in place that Biden criticized during his 2020 presidential candidacy, he has significantly increased the Section 301 tariffs on numerous kinds of Chinese products. [...] Others criticize the move, such as economists who oppose tariffs because they effectively act as a tax on domestic consumers, who will pay the higher prices. Colorado Governor Jared Polis posted on X that "[t]his is horrible news for American consumers and a major setback for clean energy. Others have pushed back against the move by claiming that it hurts Biden’s climate goals.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-14): WASHINGTON — President Biden sped-read a speech Tuesday unveiling new tariffs on Chinese goods — as a springtime DC downpour cut short his remarks escalating former President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing just months before their election rematch. [...] Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, was among Biden’s detractors Tuesday, tweeting, "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans and this tax increase will hit every family." Biden previously opposed Trump’s China tariffs, describing them in 2019 as "senseless political games" that Americans would "foot the bill for" and writing that "[a]ny freshman econ student could tell you that the American people are paying his tariffs."
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
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Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): With six months ahead of the presidential election, US President Joe Biden announced that he is quadrupling tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles. "I just imposed a series of tariffs on goods made in China: 25% on steel and aluminum, 50% on semiconductors, 100% on EVs, And 50% on solar panels. China is determined to dominate these industries. I'm determined to ensure America leads the world in them," Biden posted on X, Tuesday, May 14. [...] When the idea of new taxes leaked to the press, Trump claimed ownership. "Biden finally listened to me. He's about four years late," said the Republican candidate at a rally in New Jersey on Saturday, May 11, promising 200% taxation on Chinese vehicles transiting Mexico. And on Tuesday, before entering the room where his trial is being held in New York, he commented on the imposition of tariffs, deeming the measure insufficient: "China's eating our lunch right now. (…) In Michigan [a swing state and historical home of the automobile industry, along with Detroit] … jobs are starting to leave."
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): Biden's new tariffs will boomerang, Western officials, experts warn Western officials and experts voiced deep concerns over US President Joe Biden's decision to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, solar cells, batteries, steel and aluminum, and critical minerals worth $18 billion. [...] "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans and this tax increase will hit every family," he said.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-04-05): President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will be America’s two presidential candidates in 2024 and their approaches to economic competition with China will prominently feature in the 2024 presidential debate. They each have a body of work over their first term in office to evaluate the results of their policies toward China. On the surface, their approaches are similar. Both presidents view themselves as "self-strengtheners," leaders who prioritize bolstering America’s economic prosperity. Trump adopted tariffs on Chinese imports and Biden upheld them. There also are some rhetorical through lines in how the Trump and Biden administrations have talked about economic competition with China. [...] The ensuing trade war cost the U.S. economy nearly 300,000 jobs. The tariffs served as a regressive tax on imported goods that were primarily borne by American consumers. Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Columbia University found that U.S. companies lost at least $1.7 trillion in stock value from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. [...] In an apparent nod to the political salience of Trump’s tariffs, the Biden administration has not removed or lowered the China tariffs it inherited. Even though the tariffs are inflationary, and despite the fact that Biden and members of his team slammed the tariffs during the 2020 election campaign, the tariffs remain in place. This constancy likely reflects Biden’s political instincts. Even if he lacks conviction on the policy merits of sustaining the tariffs, Biden recognizes that removing them would carry greater political costs than benefits.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-14): Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday decried President Biden's latest imposition of tariffs on goods manufactured in China. [...] "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans and this tax increase will hit every family," the governor, a Democrat, said. Biden said that he is imposing the tariffs because "China is determined to dominate these industries," and he is "determined ensure America leads the world in them."
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-16): Set against those considerations is China’s uncompromising response so far to complaints about Chinese industrial overcapacity that plagues many of the items on the Biden tariff list, especially EVs. Janet Yellen highlighted the issue on her latest visit to China. But China is unapologetic. During his recent visit to Europe, Xi Jinping insisted that "the so-called ‘problem of China’s overcapacity’ does not exist, either from the perspective of comparative advantage or in light of global demand." [...] Businesses should prepare for President Biden and former President Donald Trump to continue taking tough-on-China stances on economic issues ahead of the November election. Biden touted his measures as better for US workers, while Trump claimed that Biden followed his lead and argued that tariffs are needed on more products. An escalation of tit-for-tat measures can significantly damage the US-China bilateral relationship and warrants careful monitoring. Given the broadly bipartisan skepticism toward China, the tariff measures were largely welcomed in Congress, although Republicans criticized elements of the announcement. The response reinforces the tough-on-China economic and national security approach that many members of Congress have taken. Indeed, Congress is likely to continue its actions to restrict the activities of some Chinese companies in the United States on national security grounds:
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2023-10-31): Sequels are never as good as the original. And when the original was terrible, there is even more reason to dread the next episode. So it is with "Tariff Man Part Two". In the White House, Donald Trump put more new tariffs on American imports than any president in nearly a century. His philosophy was simple: "I am a Tariff Man. 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." This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Tariff Man Part Two, a tragedy"
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-07-01): "Biden’s recently announced tariffs," according to the Center for American Progress Action Fund, "were specifically targeted to protect key industries of the future — including semiconductors and clean energy technologies — from China’s predatory export policies and were the result of a calculated, strategic review process that stands in stark contrast to the chaotic, knee-jerk approach to trade policy demonstrated by former President Donald Trump." [...] Other critics have been less sanguine about the long-term effect of the Trump tariffs (and Biden’s embrace of them). They have stressed, in particular, the cost to American consumers, who pay for the tariffs at the cash register. "The Trump administration imposed nearly $80 billion worth of new taxes on Americans by levying tariffs on thousands of products valued at approximately $380 billion in 2018 and 2019, amounting to one of the largest tax increases in decades," wrote Erica York for the Tax Foundation. Tariffs, she continued, "lead to a net loss in production and jobs and lower levels of income." They are also notably regressive, burdening poor consumers more than rich ones. Trump and his allies reject the idea that tariffs burden consumers. "The notion that tariffs are a tax on U.S. consumers is a lie pushed by outsourcers and the Chinese Communist Party," declared a spokesman for the Republican National Committee.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-15): The president’s tariffs on Chinese equipment announced Tuesday come as renewable energy installations are booming across the U.S., driven by affordable parts imported from Asia. Even with that skyrocketing amount of cleaner energy, the country is at risk of missing Biden’s 2030 climate goals due to the prevalence of gasoline cars and an electric grid that’s largely powered by fossil fuels. [...] Biden is quadrupling the tax on Chinese electric vehicles to 100 percent, doubling the solar tariff to 50 percent and tripling EV battery tariffs to 25 percent. The levies highlight Biden’s long-term view of building out the nation’s clean energy manufacturing base, to transform the U.S. into a powerhouse producer of electric vehicles, solar panels, batteries and other technologies to cut carbon emissions. [...] Biden has long been critical of tariffs imposed by Trump on China. Now, Biden is casting his tariffs as a way to ensure that U.S. manufacturers and their workers benefit from the green transition. He’s betting that the levies will give young U.S. manufacturers a foothold in a clean energy market that’s saturated with Chinese products.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-14): Q Thank you, Ambassador Tai. I know that these new tariffs are seen as more targeted and strategic, but the administration has chosen to keep in place those Trump-era tariffs on some 300 billion dollars’ worth of goods, which Biden himself had said in 2019 that Americans are paying for. So, why make that decision to keep it in place? And aren’t you concerned that it’s going to keep prices elevated? [...] Q President Biden has frequently pledged that no one making under $400,000 would see their taxes go up. Tariffs are effectively a tax on imports. I’m wondering if you can commit that no American importer making less than $400,000 would see their cost go up. [...] Q Hi, Karine. Picking up on your last answer that you don’t believe that this is a tax on Americans making under $400,000 a year. Some Democrats, including Jared Polis, the governor of Colorado, have come out and said that "tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans and this tax increase will hit every family," calling it "horrible news." How do you respond to that?
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-14): Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had harsh words on Tuesday for President Joe Biden’s move to sharply increase tariffs on many Chinese-made goods. [...] Under a plan announced Monday, the Biden administration will hike tariffs on a wide variety of products, including a quadrupling of the tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 100%, along with higher tariffs on semiconductors, lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic solar panels. [...] The Biden administration had previously enacted a two-year pause on tariffs on solar products made by Chinese-owned companies in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, following pressure from top Colorado Democrats, including Polis and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, who said the tariffs would harm the state’s solar industry.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-14): Colorado’s Democratic governor blasts Biden over China tariffs by Filip Timotija - 05/14/24 1:05 PM ET by Filip Timotija - 05/14/24 1:05 PM ET Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis blasted President Biden’s administration over the tariffs on goods made in China that were announced Tuesday. [...] The tariffs will increase from 25 percent to 100 percent on Chinese EV imports to counteract Beijing’s export efforts, according to officials. The tariffs will also double for solar cell imports, going from 25 percent to 50 percent, a spike that, according to officials, is designed to counter Chinese prominence in solar production, which currently sits at around 70 percent worldwide.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-05-16): US Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised eyebrows this week by dismissing concerns that President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on China would increase prices for US customers like the Trump-era tariffs on China did. [...] "President Biden got it right in his June 2019 tweet. Higher tariffs are a tax that falls for the most part on Americans, not foreigners," he told CNN. "The new Biden tariffs, like the more extensive ones that Trump has promised, will worsen US inflation. Consumers will suffer, as will firms that rely on imported intermediate components." [...] Biden announced on Tuesday increased tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports, focusing on steel, aluminum, legacy semiconductors, electric vehicles, battery components, critical minerals, solar cells, cranes and medical products. The new tariff rates range from 100% on EVs, to 50% for solar components, to 25% for all other sectors.
Claim: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” (Jared Polis, 2024-05-15)
Evidence (2024-06-12): A new round of tariffs imposed by the Biden administration on various Chinese goods, including medical devices, points to a broader shift in US strategy for strengthening supply chains and ensuring Americans have reliable access to safe products, according to analysts who spoke to Medtech Insight about the tariffs. While fueled by the pandemic, the momentum pushing this change in trade policy has been growing for some time. [...] "Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans, and this tax increase will hit every family," Polis posted. [...] The Biden tariffs also address other issues related to China's trade practices, such as forced technology transfers and theft of intellectual property, and function as a mechanism for establishing fair trade and economic security.
Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. (Donald Trump, 2024-05-02)
Evidence (2024-05-02): In 2008, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. co-authored a comic book that called voter identification "racially rancid." In a 2008 interview, he said a lot of Americans don’t have a driver’s license, including Black people. But the independent presidential candidate has talked about voter ID differently during his current campaign. After the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Kennedy called the National Rifle Association a "terror group." However in 2023, he said on Fox News "I don’t consider the NRA a terror group." Kennedy made statements supporting affirmative action after a 2023 Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. (Donald Trump, 2024-05-02)
Evidence (2023-07-31): By — Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press By — Ali Swenson, Associated Press Ali Swenson, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/debunking-some-of-rfk-jr-s-contradictory-statements Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Debunking some of RFK Jr.’s contradictory statements Politics Jul 31, 2023 7:59 PM EDT Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his strident opposition to vaccines. Yet, he insists he’s not anti-vaccine. He has associated with influential people on the far right – including Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn – to raise his profile. Yet, he portrays himself as a true Democrat inheriting the mantle of the Kennedy family. As he challenges President Joe Biden, the stories he tells on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for are often the opposite of what his record actually shows.
Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. (Donald Trump, 2024-05-02)
Evidence (2023-07-17): RFK Jr's conspiracy theories and Republican supporters - Published Robert F Kennedy Jr is running for US president as a Democrat, but the unusual backing he is receiving from right-wingers and his history of amplifying conspiracy theories has raised suspicions about his motivations. [...] Members of the Kennedy family have for years rebuked Mr Kennedy's public statements.
Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. (Donald Trump, 2024-05-02)
Evidence (2024-04-27): Interviews with dozens of Robert F Kennedy Jr supporters here point to a paradox about the independent candidate, one of the biggest wildcards in November's presidential election. [...] Mr Kennedy is consistently polling in the teens or high single digits, percentage-wise. By all indications he is the most popular independent or third-party candidate in decades. [...] "Despite the dreams of the liberal echo chamber, Kennedy is an existential threat to Joe Biden not President Trump," Mr Hughes said in a statement, citing Mr Kennedy's views on taxes, fossil fuels and gun control. "That's why Biden and his liberal cronies are desperately fighting to keep Kennedy off the ballot in several states."
Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. (Donald Trump, 2024-05-02)
Evidence (2024-03-13): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy [...] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has a famous political last name and is a longtime leader of the anti-vaccine movement and a promoter of various conspiracy theories — is among the candidates hoping to appeal to voters looking for alternatives to Biden and Trump. The effect Kennedy's independent candidacy could have on the general election remains an open question. Both Republican and Democratic leaders have called Kennedy's presidential run a potential spoiler campaign.