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Noted economists past and present on tariffs and free trade

By Matt Walsh
| 4:40 a.m. May 6, 2025
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In any discussion to understand free trade, protectionism and tariffs, there is no debate among credible economists: Free trade: good; protectionism and tariffs: bad.

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