Just a guess, I think the first hundred years or so of this country, our government was pretty conservative. The government which was financed almost completely by tariffs.
If you’re going to replace tariffs with abolishment of the income tax, payroll tax, and corporate tax, then let’s talk. This issue has been about raising tariffs for their own purpose. Tariffs might cause harm, but if you put all that other stuff on the table as a trade-off, then the overall conclusion could be different.