Trump Raises Taxes on Americans By $4 Trillion, Without Input from Representatives (yeah, I'm talking about the tariffs)

The Congressional Budget Office announced that Trump's tariffs as currently constituted, will reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years. This includes $3.3 trillion in actual debts and another $700 billion in interest payments that would have otherwise been made. 

It's important to remember that these tariffs are effectively a tax on regular Americans. In other words, President Trump raised taxes without the consent of our representatives, to the tune of $4 trillion over 10 years.

The American By Design initiative, established on August 21 through executive order, will seek to update Federal websites, physical facilities, and other methods in which Americans interface with the government. If done right, this should improve a lot of things that have been lacking for decades. The Federal government has been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies. Only around 5% of Federal websites are mobile friendly, for goodness sake. 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-our-nation-through-better-design/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/08/icymi-tariffs-will-reduce-deficit-by-4-trillion/