The Trouble with Tariffs

03/03/2025 5 min Episodio 294
The Trouble with Tariffs

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Episode Synopsis

I was at a conference last week and a financial advisor asked me what I thought he should say when a client asked him what was so bad about tariffs.
It’s a fair question. Many people who instinctively believe in free trade would still have a hard time in clearly explaining the trouble with tariffs. And since tariffs are likely to be a big issue this week, with the president promising to impose postponed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and a new, second 10% tariff on China as of March 4th, it seems like a good time to review the problem.