Erica York
Role at the time: Tax Foundation economist, commenting on her own X account
Challenged the characterization
Responding to
JD Vance said tariff penalties had generated revenue and helped pay down debt while presenting tariffs as a possible source of the proposed dividend.
"There has been no paying down of the debt with tariff revenue"
Why we used this label
Explicitly disputes the factual fiscal description supporting the proposed dividend. This is not treated as agreement with the bribery accusation.