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Economist DeLong rips Trump tariff plan

In a column for Project Syndicate, economist Brad DeLong equates Trump's tariff ideas with a new tax on U.S. consumers and export industries

UC Berkeley economist Brad DeLong lays into Trump’s proposals for tariffs on steel and aluminum in a commentary for Project Syndicate, wondering in writing whether the president realizes that his reputation hinges on whether his administration “has a successful trade policy or an obviously stupid one.”

 

Read DeLong's full commentary here