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But it’s politically impossible to reduce the federal deficit. So what do we do?

• s1artibartfast 2y ago
  Not make it worse? What problem is tariffs trying to solve? If the goal is to plug the budget issue, you want imports to continue so that you can extract more tax from the citizens. Even then, quality of life is less impacted if you just raise general taxes like a VAT or sales tax. That way consumers still get the best bang for their buck.