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Podcast: American Viewpoints
Episode: Tariffs, Protectionism, And The Price Increases They Cause
Description: To some degree, there's one area of economic policy that find agreement with some Republicans and some Democrats. The problem is that area of agreement pushes prices up on things most people need to buy. In this discussion, the National Taxpayer Union's Bryan Riley discusses the effort to use tariffs (and other costs added to imports) and how that affects our cost of living.
For more information: https://www.ntu.org/publications/detail/import-taxes-inflate-back-to-school-prices-2