Do you believe in price controls and tariffs?

Tariffs have been in the news a lot lately, a very fundamental part of President Trump of USA 🇺🇸 general economic strategy, but are they a good implement for the good of the people he is trying to represent?

Many are convinced that tariffs are a shot in your own foot, and using them as he is will never make America great again. Prices will go up and the federal coffers will be full and the people’s pockets emptier.

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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Tariffs might be useful, particularly when dealing with countries that subsidize industries in order to give them an advantage in trade, but the way Trump is using them is insane.He's trying to use them for blackmail, even for political pressure.

Khenpal1 · M

@ChipmunkErnie actually US farmers had been subsidized as well.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@Khenpal1 Yes, for decades and decades, in particular regarding some crops.

Khenpal1 · M

@ChipmunkErnie Trumps US made smartphones from China , Bananas from Florida along with coffee☃Tariffs will hit USA within 1 year , it does not show first 6 months.