I’m not sure about houses burning down, but I’m just lighting this one on fire.

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      As I understand it: The long term vision is that by increasing the cost of imported goods, domestic goods will have an easier time being competitive. The short term vision is that tariffs can be used to bully other countries into doing things the U.S. wants.

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      Tariffs are a great way to get businesses to bribe Trump. Trump has that sweet immunity for official acts. Might as well use it by getting bribed to open up exemptions to bribing companies.