What an idiot.
“Free Trade” does not exist anywhere in the world.
Taxation of “trade” is effectively no different than taxation of income or taxation of sales. All taxes are “penalties.” Why some people think that “trade” from outside a country should be exempt from taxes, when we have always accepted that in the past AND we have income and sales taxes today, is beyond comprehension.
The author is a dolt.
Horse poop. Tariffs are an optional consumption tax on goods imported from overseas. An income tax is an evil tax on your life's blood and sweat. They are as different as night and day.