Tariffs Aren’t Free — And No, You Can’t Cheat the Laws of Economics
Tariffs Are Taxes — They Just Hide in the Price Tag
Bessent says, “I don’t believe tariffs are a tax.”
That’s like saying the sky isn’t blue because you’re wearing red sunglasses.
Tariffs raise the cost of imports. Period. Who pays those costs? You do. The consumer. The business owner. The builder. The trucker buying a replacement part from China. The mom buying a TV or a washing machine.
You might not see “Tariff” listed on your receipt, but it’s baked into every price tag. That’s why tariffs act like a sales tax — just one you didn’t vote for and can’t see. And worst of all? It’s regressive. It hits the working class harder than anyone else.
This isn’t liberty. It’s economic illusionism.
You Can’t Print Prosperity by Punishing Trade
Here’s the core lie behind this whole scheme: that government can generate national wealth by limiting trade and charging fees at the border.
But wealth isn’t a pile of tariffs. Wealth is productivity. Wealth is innovation. Wealth is voluntary exchange.
Every time you tax imports, you reduce the efficiency of that exchange. You inflate prices. You misallocate resources. And you punish the businesses that rely on global supply chains — which, like it or not, are the backbone of your economy.
Tariffs aren’t revenue. They’re friction. And friction slows the machine.
Trade Restrictions Are Just Another Form of Central Planning
When you give the President sweeping power to shape tariffs, quotas, and trade deals through executive order, what you’re really doing is installing a centrally planned economy in a red hat.
Whether it’s Section 301, 232, or 122 — it all points to one thing: top-down control.
And if the Supreme Court says “no” to one statute, Bessent’s already lined up the next one. It’s not about legality. It’s about power. The power to override market choices and replace them with government commands.
This is the same logic used in socialist economies: “We know better than the market. We’ll protect you from yourself.” Sound familiar?
“Fentanyl Tariffs” Won’t Fix the Drug War
Then there’s the strange flex: Bessent boasting that “fentanyl tariffs” made China blink on the drug trade.
Let’s be real. You don’t fight a chemical war with a price tag. You fight it by ending black markets created by prohibition, securing your borders, and eliminating the government dysfunction that fuels drug dependency.
Using tariffs to stop fentanyl is like using a sponge to stop a flood — it’s reactive, inefficient, and designed more for headlines than results.
Don’t Let the Fed Chair Talk Distract You
Bessent casually mentions Trump’s looming pick for Federal Reserve chair, brushing it off as a minor vote among many. That’s not accidental. They want you distracted.
While they remake trade policy through executive fiat, the Fed — which should be shrinking its role — still holds the power to manipulate the dollar, inflate bubbles, and quietly erode your savings.
You think tariffs are your biggest problem? Wait until they pair them with interest rate manipulation and a digital dollar.
Bottom Line: Tariffs Don’t Create Wealth — They Repackage Control
This whole charade is being sold as a nationalist victory, a populist masterstroke. But what it really is — is a centrally managed workaround for a broken tax system and a bloated federal budget.
They don’t want to cut spending. They don’t want to decentralize power. They just want to shift the pressure — from income taxes you see to tariffs you don’t.
And they’ll do it with or without the Supreme Court’s blessing.
That’s not capitalism. That’s coercion.
Call to Action
Don’t get fooled by word games and legal gymnastics. A tariff by any other name still bleeds your wallet. If you want to stay ahead of the next economic maneuver, start now. Download “Seven Steps to Protect Yourself from Bank Failure” by Bill Brocius. It’s your survival manual for what comes next.
Because this system doesn’t run on truth — it runs on control. And the only way to fight back is to see through the smokescreen.
