Tariffs are a domestic cost mechanism wearing a foreign policy label.
The exporter prices to market. The US importer pays the duty at the border, then chooses: raise prices, compress margin, or cancel orders. All three paths distribute cost inside the US economy.
Who pays tariffs? Domestic consumers, shareholders, or workers. In that order.
The deeper version — sources, full argument — is in this week's Hard Money Report. Link in bio.
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