Tariffs Destroy Consumer Choice

07/07/2025 Douglas French

Although President Trump has claimed that tariffs will ultimately raise our standard of living, they really are taxes on consumers. Furthermore, tariffs also deny consumers the choices they want to make.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tariffs-destroy-consumer-choice

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