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#Trump's tariff proposal is something folks who still thought illness was caused by the humors could see through -- and did.

Also:

It'd cost US consumers $3.9 trillion.

It would not result in China, or any other foreign state, footing the bill. At all.

It would not suddenly create robust domestic industries.

It would probably cause a trade war.

Even if it ever did, it would be done so disproportionately on the backs of the lowest-income consumers.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/10/23/trumps-20-tariffs-would-cost-trillions-we-learned-this-a-century-ago/