Tariffs don’t protect consumers — they protect special interests. The playbook is simple: lobby politicians, get tariffs passed, and cash in while the public unknowingly pays more.

But here’s the real kicker — many of the industries these tariffs are “protecting” no longer even exist in the U.S. So what are we really protecting? It’s not American industry — it’s just economic fiction wrapped in patriotic marketing.

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