Mark Pocan EXPOSES Scott Bessent on Who Really Pays Trump’s Tariffs

In a tense congressional hearing, Rep. Mark Pocan pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with a question most Americans already know the answer to: who actually pays tariffs?

As Trump’s tariff policy drives up costs, disrupts supply chains, and creates economic uncertainty, Pocan challenged the administration’s claim that tariffs are a benefit to Main Street — and exposed how those costs are passed directly to consumers and small businesses.

In this episode of Liberal Lens, we explain:

• Why tariffs function as consumer taxes

• How “strategic uncertainty” hurts small businesses

• Why chaos benefits investors but punishes workers

• What this exchange reveals about economic accountability

This isn’t theory. It’s your grocery bill, your rent, and your job.

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