Fascinating conversation!-----"Trump just said of tariffs, "They've made our country rich!" If some taxes make us rich, why not still higher taxes to make us richer?"

"I am talking about using the threat of tariffs to get concessions and the lowering of trade barriers in competing countries. We have not been on an even playing field for decades." - Harriett Lublin

• Kevin Gutzman: Trump just said of tariffs, "They've made our country rich!" If some taxes make us rich, why not still higher taxes to make us richer?
• Michael Spencer: Tariffs, used as a tool to repair the trade imbalances that exist today, are a net positive for our economy. If existing trade was fair and balanced, then no. But virtually all other countries erect trade barriers against us, using tariffs or other laws to excuse their barriers to free, open and fair trade....