Thomas Sowell on Trump's Tariffs: "A Ruinous Decision" Sparking a "Worldwide Trade War"

Are Trump's Tariffs Really About Making World-Changing Deals?

Well I apparently pissed some people off by taking the same position I’ve had on tariffs for twenty plus years. They’re stupid, they don’t work, they’re only worthwhile to force a negotiation, otherwise they’re a tax on consumers and by the way, if you WANT to shift to a full-on tariff taxation system INSTEAD of an income based taxation system, I’m fine…