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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

Trump’s tariffs slashed jobs and wage growth. Now companies are funneling $100 billion in refunds to supplement workers’ retirement

Donald Trump, behind a podium, point in front of him, and Scott Bessent stands in the background. (Credit: Serdar Ozsoy—Getty Images)

In March, shortly after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs and paved the way for $100 billion in import taxes being redistributed back to American importers, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer shared his idea of what these companies should do with this influx of cash.

“If I were these companies, and somehow they get this windfall, the most important thing and the smartest thing they should do is give it as bonuses to their workers,” Greer told CNBC.

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