Column: Every American’s duty to understand cost of tariffs

A tariff is a tax on imports, which are goods produced in a foreign country for sale in America. Tariffs are used by governments to inhibit free trading between countries. Proponents of tariffs claim that tariffs generally help the American economy, and hurt targeted foreign economies. The U.S. Constitution grants authority to the U.S. Congress to levy tariffs, and Congress enacted several tariffs during the 1900s, which selectively delegated this authority to U.S. presidents.

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