 Okay, so that's people's experience of the last few years. How would Trump be different, as best you can tell? Well, some of Trump's policies would probably make inflation worse. He suggested a blanket 10% tariff, for example. American Action Forum, which is a conservative think tank, estimates that would cost the typical family up to $2,350 a year. Trump's call for mass deportations would also almost certainly drive up wages and prices as well.