Wall Street might not like it. The free-trade purists might complain. But the reality is clear: tariffs are not an attack on free trade. They are the only way to make free trade real. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Are Not Protectionism—They’re the Path to Free Trade appeared first on Breitbart.
The article argues that President Trump's tariffs are not protectionist measures but a necessary response to correct distortions in global trade caused by state intervention, particularly by China. It explains how China's policies suppress domestic consumption and artificially inflate exports, creating trade imbalances. Tariffs, the article suggests, act as a corrective force to counteract these distortions and promote fair trade. The piece draws on economic theories and historical precedents, such as the U.S. experience with Japan in the 1980s, to support the idea that tariffs can restore balance in trade.
