Thanks for letting me know that that wasn't clear. The point is that Tariffs are not happening in an economic vacuum; but are happening in the same space as a

Thanks for letting me know that that wasn't clear. The point is that Tariffs are not happening in an economic vacuum; but are happening in the same space as a 14% corporate tax break. The extension of this is that tariffs collect revenue (much like taxes did) while enforcing a political agenda (encouraging changing of sources). If a "trade war" tariff exchange is isolated to raw materials (steel, aluminium, pork, etc) then tariffs are preferable to a higher finished good tax rate because there is margin on the finished good.