You can’t just not buy anything. And even domestic products use imports (and vice versa.)
Let’s say, for example, that you decide to evade paying a tariff tax by buying an American car. The American car companies use a lot of imported steel. They have to pay a tariff on that, and that raises the price of the car. They pass that to you, so you’re paying the tax.
Do you drink coffee? Unless you use exclusive Kona, it’s imported. If we were to impose tariffs on coffee beans, we’d all pay that.
I don’t think you understand how much imported material is in U.S.-made products, and vice versa. And any tariff on any of it is passed along to you.
Not everything is imported. At least not yet anyway. You Free Traitors™ are working on it. The point is the tariff is non binding and voluntary and God forbid - regressive!
I don’t think you understand how much imported material is in U.S.-made products, and vice versa. And any tariff on any of it is passed along to you.
Put a high enough tariff on things and that will change ASAP!