[Dr. Sivana]

Exactly! We could put a tariff on foreign oil, raise the price to $200/bbl, wouldn't make the slightest change in domestic oil prices. Right?

Oh, it would (and all substitute fuels like natural gas and ethanol, and anything that uses a lot of oil to produce or transport). But that would not be a tax. The original poster stated that protective tariffs tax "you".

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, and we could tax coffee beans to promote their cultivation in North Dakota. Someone like you might show up later to claim that your $18 cup of coffee is not "taxed," but I'd like to see you get people to believe it.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I’ll feel better, as I pay much higher prices, that it’s not a tax.