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> If we were to also raise broad based taxes Tariffs affect households unevenly [0], but I think it would be fair to characterize them as broad based taxes. [
by ac29 1y ago
> If we were to also raise broad based taxes
Tariffs affect households unevenly [0], but I think it would be fair to characterize them as broad based taxes.
[0] Some good info here: https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-september-4-2025 https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-septemb...
- danans 1y ago> I think it would be fair to characterize them as broad based taxes Tariffs are broad based regressive taxes, falling predominantly on the lower deciles of the income distribution. The OP seems to be proposing broad based progressive taxes. However the place to start first, politically speaking, is raising taxes the 10th decile.
- groby_b 1y agoYeah, but that also contains the core customer segment for buying representatives, so probably not. We'd like to protect that market.