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Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes. This is relevant because the populist Right is arguing for a hike in tariffs to fund income tax cuts.
- Bob's Article, "Carbon Taxes and the 'Tax Interaction Effect'": Mises.org/HAP458a
- Trump-Biden Tariff Tracker: Mises.org/HAP458b
- Bob and Dave Smith on Open Borders: Mises.org/HAP458c
- Frédéric Bastiat's Candlestick Makers' Petition: Mises.org/HAP458d
Join Peter Klein and Ryan McMaken in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a Mises event on strategy, economics, and decentralization of power. Register now: Mises.org/NM24
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