No, Trump Does Not See Tariffs as Part of an Optimal Tax System
Three problems with John Lott's argument.
John Lott, my fellow graduate of the Ph.D. economics program at UCLA, has an op/ed in the New York Post in which he criticizes us economists who have been negative on President Trump’s tariffs. It’s titled, “Hey, experts—admit what you got so wrong on Trump’s tariffs.” (Don’t blame John for the in-your-face title. Op/ed writers rarely get to choose the …
