A Whackadoodle lesson in how tariffs can work when done right, their role in American history, and why we should be discussing them now without hysterics.
I’m the Dad Lynn refers to. I new that tariffs are a tax on imported, but tarrifs have been so much in the news lately, so I asked Lynn to explain how tarifs sffwct American citizens. A few minutes later she sent me the link to the article she reference in her article.
what I learned from the article: An across the board tarriff on all products coming from a partular country. Often start tradde wars. Targeted Tarriffs used to keep Anerican indusry competitive have been used since the United States became a country.
When conservqtives started promoting free trade america manufctuing was shiped overseas. The reult was the rust belt as the core oof Americawent bankrupt.
I’m the Dad Lynn refers to. I new that tariffs are a tax on imported, but tarrifs have been so much in the news lately, so I asked Lynn to explain how tarifs sffwct American citizens. A few minutes later she sent me the link to the article she reference in her article.
what I learned from the article: An across the board tarriff on all products coming from a partular country. Often start tradde wars. Targeted Tarriffs used to keep Anerican indusry competitive have been used since the United States became a country.
When conservqtives started promoting free trade america manufctuing was shiped overseas. The reult was the rust belt as the core oof Americawent bankrupt.