The debate on tariffs ignores a very big issue: the tax wedge. A tariff is a tax, and a tax is a wedge, an obstacle between ...

The Trump administration's tariff strategy, a cornerstone of its 'America First' policy, has sparked intense debate. Are ...

While tariffs are technically considered taxes, the debate over who pays them and whether they work can influence how people view them.

The Nonexistent Tariff Debate Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Ga., August 3, 2024.(Umit Bektas/Reuters) ...

Do tariffs — taxes on imports — raise prices for U.S. consumers? There’s really no debate on the subject. I don’t mean that everyone agrees. Rather, there are two distinct groups that aren ...

“That being said, tariffs are becoming less of a partisan debate. It typically is just a matter of what degree the protectionist policy will be implemented.” ...

The debate over tariffs has run into a dead end of thoughtless gainsaying. “Higher tariffs are good,” one side says. “No, they’re bad,” says the other. The superficiality of the ...

The usual debate on tariffs starts with the declaration that tariffs are simply taxes on goods imported into the U.S. that will be passed on, in whole or part, to consumers who will foot the bill ...

The debate over tariffs and tax breaks is central to understanding the Republican and Democratic candidates’ economic visions.

While tariffs are technically considered taxes, the debate over who pays them and whether they work can influence how people view them.