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So, for those of us who haven't studied this in depth, why do you say it's unconstitutional? Do tariffs require congressional approval? Or what?
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
So, for those of us who haven't studied this in depth, why do you say it's unconstitutional? Do tariffs require congressional approval? Or what?
- warkdarrior 2y agoTariffs are a form of taxation. If I want to import say tea, and the government is placing a tariff on that imported tea, I am effectively taxed by the government. And only Congress can impose new taxes.
- nwienert 2y agoThe Trade Act of 1974 gives the president power to impose retaliatory tariffs.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoNot saying you're wrong, but... I have seen claims that tariffs are a source of government income that Congress doesn't control. You're claiming they do. I haven't seen a citation from either side. Can you substantiate your position?
- duped 2y agoI have already explained my thinking up this comment chain. I'm mostly replying to GP who misunderstands that the intent of the tariffs is besides the point. TL;DR read Article I section 8, read up about the Trade Expansion act of 1962 and Trade act of 1974, and "non-delegation doctrine", and you can trivially find legal debate about the constitutionality of IEEPA. Rather than listen to random nerds on HN you should seek out this information yourself.