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Better Lawyers, Worse Economics: Inside Trump's Latest Tariff Strategy | Diving In

Better Lawyers, Worse Economics: Inside Trump's Latest Tariff Strategy | Diving In

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers vor 2 Monaten

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Trump's trade war just won't die. After the Supreme Court struck
down his "Liberation Day" tariffs and courts blocked his
emergency global surcharge, the White House is back with a third
attempt — this time wrapped in language forced labor, unfair
trade practices, and a legal paper trail designed to survive
court challenges. It's a new legal strategy, but the same chaotic
trade war that's been whipsawing businesses, allies, and
consumers for months.

The problem isn't just legal — it's economic. These tariffs are
too unstable to drive real investment, too broad to give America
any real leverage, and too tied to presidential whims to ever
deliver on promises of re-industrialization and job creation.
What they do deliver is higher prices for consumers, uncertainty
for businesses, and new opportunities for political favoritism.
Same trade war, better lawyers, even worse economics.

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