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Tariffs are a much worse idea than direct subsidies to farmers. If you want people to buy American garlic, pay US farmers to sell it for cheaper than the Chines
by lordgrenville 6y ago
Tariffs are a much worse idea than direct subsidies to farmers. If you want people to buy American garlic, pay US farmers to sell it for cheaper than the Chinese garlic. A tariff is a regressive tax that makes life harder for the poor.
- bushbaba 6y agoYou assume the us needs to export food outside of North America. America and/or North America is big enough of a domestic market to not need to export food. Europe already has import tariffs on many American goods. Any broad import tariff actually benefits Americans more than it harms.
- socialdemocrat 6y agoWhere do you think money for subsidies come from? Money has to come from taxes or cuts somewhere else. Likewise a tariff gives money which could be spent elsewhere. Hence a tariff one place could be used to create tax cuts or provide other benefits in another area. In this case what matters is if you actually have a government which is trying to look out for the poor.