I never thought we see the day that higher taxes are supported on Free Republic. Certainly there are public spending policies that have positive externalities. The vast vast majority of government spending does not fit in this category.
It is certainly the case that the proposed tariffs are not intended to raise revenues to pay for police and fire departments as you suggest. The tariffs are being sold as benefiting the US economy. That is clearly not true. Tariffs can only cause harm. I’m surprised anyone in 2018 believes we can tax ourselves into prosperity.
“Tariffs can only cause harm. “
Damn those fools in the First Congress whose very first substantive bill was the Tariff Act of 1789 that mentioned its intent to protect American industry.
Just imagine what this country could be if they hadn’t hobbled our growth from the very start.
Why, in WWII we might have had an Arsenal of Democracy to use against our foes, instead of being unable to produce our own arms!