02-03-2025, 11:40 PM
It can be all 3. As long as tax revenue is a bonus, rather than the primary intention, it resolves your supposed contradictions.
Which is one of the reasons why I'm in favor of trade bans vs tariffs. It removes any confusion on priorities. If tariffs become primarily a tax generation tool, there is a very high risk of them becoming ineffective at their intended goals of protecting industry.
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