If you tarrif every country, you're basically just creating a new sales tax in the US. Is the goal to punish the world by throwing sand in the gears of our own economy?
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No, it’s to raise taxes on poor and middle class without needing to go through Congress, so they can cut even more taxes for the super rich. Weirdly, while with other taxes Congress has the power of the purse to decide what taxes to levy, and what to spend them on, Tariffs are prerogative of Pres.
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https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-fair-tax-act-would-radically-restructure-the-nations-tax-system-in-favor-of-the-wealthy/