Where 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 elsew

Where 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.