An open letter to the U.S. Congress

URGENT: Stop Trump’s Oct 50% Tariff Tax on Kitchen Cabinets & Family Essentials

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Trump’s latest tariffs represent an economic assault on American families. Starting October 1st, families face crushing new costs: 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on furniture, and 25% on heavy trucks. These tariff taxes will devastate household budgets already strained by inflation. Economic data proves tariffs are failing working families. Furniture prices have surged 9.5% over the past year due to existing tariffs. The Consumer Price Index jumped from 2.3% to 2.9% since Trump’s tariff campaign began. Manufacturing has lost 42,000 jobs since April, not gained them. The National Retail Federation estimates consumers will pay $8.5 to $13.1 billion more annually for furniture alone. These tariffs crush families renovating homes, buying their first furniture, or building businesses requiring commercial trucks. A kitchen remodel now costs thousands more. Young couples furnishing apartments face impossible choices. Small trucking companies cannot absorb 25% cost increases. Homebuilders pass cabinet costs to buyers, making housing even less affordable. Congress must act immediately to protect American families from this economic catastrophe. Pass legislation blocking tariffs on essential household goods. Investigate the economic damage these policies inflict on working families. Demand transparency on which industries receive exemptions while families pay crushing taxes. Our economy cannot survive presidential tariff whims that destroy purchasing power.

▶ Created on September 26 by Accountability Starts Now

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