A tariff is a charge paid by the domestic purchaser to the government. Like when you order something from across a border and get a surprise duty. Goods are purchased from abroad because they are not available domestically, or are cheaper produced abroad. To instantly tax companies and families on essentials that are not available domestically or are drastically more expensive when they are, of course there is going to be hardship but that's what a tariff is.
If this is obvious to someone remembering it from economics 101 (and didn't get an A,) I am not sure why people believed the foolishness that other countries would pay the tariffs?
I landed in Amsterdam to switch flights… I was looking for a place to smoke, back in my smoking days… I was stopped while looking for a place to smoke… They found Cigarettes in my Carry On… They made me pay for the excess packs I brought with me… I paid them in Euros and was on my way…
I don't like the lies tariffs are a tool just tell us the truth how things work and I might not be as mad.
Trust me when I write that tariffs will lead to fair trade… President Trumps tariffs won’t last forever…