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Conflicting Tariff Strategies
- Tariffs can serve two conflicting strategic purposes: to revive domestic manufacturing or to induce reduction of global tariffs.
- Combining these goals is inconsistent and undermines effective policy implementation.
Ben's Market Investment Shift
- Ben Hepburn shifted his investments to safer options during market losses and saw gains.
- He acknowledges risks in the stock market and supports trying new policies to fix manufacturing issues.
Tariffs Hurt Consumers, Not Deficit
- Economists warn tariffs raise prices, shrink the economy, and worsen deficits, opposing Trump's approach.
- Tariffs act as taxes on consumers without addressing the deficit problems.