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Topic

Tariff War Economic Burden

3 items · 3 aliases · peaked week of 19 Apr 2026 · first seen 28 Apr 2026

The piece critiques Donald Trump’s tariff policies as forms of economic warfare, arguing that the costs are primarily borne by US consumers through higher prices and reduced economic wellbeing, rather than benefiting exporters or the broader economy.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.

Alias drift

How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.

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Heard on radio

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  • Bryce Davies mike-hosking-breakfast Full Show Podcast: 21 April 2026 20 Apr · 28s
    Well, Mike, your premium, if you're a typical homeowner, your premium, about 60% of your premium is going to be related to natural hazards, and that shows up as claims costs, it shows up as reinsurance costs. and taxes and levies in terms of the NH line premium so as we see more of these storms come through we see more damage and it's typically you know wind damage it is flooding then if you don't actually address that level of risk it's going to have an impact on your premiums absolutely
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Sample framings

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pundit Centre

domestic consumers bear the cost of protectionist policies

Tariffs as Weapons of Warfare
13 Feb
mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

costly and legally ambiguous

Full Show Podcast: 21 April 2026
20 Apr
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