{"id":15447,"date":"2025-04-16T00:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T02:26:59","slug":"908-trumps-tariff-trials-verdicts-pending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/15447","title":{"rendered":"908 – Trump’s tariff trials\u2014verdicts pending"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interestingly, it’s a debate that seems to be conducted within the ranks of those generally seen to be on the Right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the real debate may be the nature of the debate itself. For some, the debate over tariffs is strictly economic; for others, political. For Trump, it appears to be both.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Trump, the use of tariffs is neither an end in itself, nor is it being done in a vacuum. Accompanied by a myriad of economic reforms and regulation reductions, perhaps the most significant positive impact on Americans will be Trump’s elimination of the income tax – an issue closely linked to tariffs and trade duties.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it appears that there continue to be many long accepted myths circulating about the impact of tariffs<\/strong>, including an almost complete lack of knowledge about the actual history of tariffs. <\/p>\n

Similarly, there continue to be many myths in circulation about Trump himself, particularly with regard to his economic agenda – for free trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is it possible that tariffs, which by their nature impede trade, can actually be a means to establish free trade? Trump seems to think so. Whether he proves to be Just Right will be a determination for the future, after the verdicts currently pending are finally rendered.<\/p>\n

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