Why do some Americans support tariffs, even when it costs them?
June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Why do some Americans support tariffs, even when it costs them?
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Tariffs tend to increase prices for consumers and provoke retaliation from trading partners.
Yet such protectionist taxes remain popular enough with some U.S. voters that the administration of President Donald Trump won office on a platform that prominently featured tariffs.
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Why do some Americans support tariffs, even when it costs them?
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Tariffs tend to increase prices for consumers and provoke retaliation from trading partners.
Yet such protectionist taxes remain popular enough with some U.S. voters that the administration of President Donald Trump won office on a platform that prominently featured tariffs.