USA Today: If Trump actually cared about soaring prices, he would be wise to return to the GOP free trade policies of old.
...Taxing other nations will inevitably raise prices for the American consumer. Moreover, the entire purpose of tariffs is to raise prices among imported goods in order to incentivize domestic production and consumption through lower relative costs. The reality, however, is that tariffs give domestic companies room to raise their own prices, generally proportionately to the import tax increase from other nations.
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