so the most outlandish proposal here is to actually repeal the income tax altogether eliminate it no more income taxes As We Know It uh get rid of them all and and pay for that hole in in the budget with revenues from tariffs uh as if it were 1824 instead of 2024 is that even possible mathematically all right so here are some inconvenient facts for Donald Trump the uh contribution of tariffs to total federal revenue hasn't exceeded 90% since the Civil War which was a while ago um the Tariff contribution has also been declining steadily since about 1890