Chief economist Oren Cass on why tariffs work, from Winston Marshall’s the Winston Marshall Show:

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@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall This is you.

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall Great timing.

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall This guy is so idiotic. Have you considered firing him and embracing economic science?

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall Has he built a time machine that takes us back to the 1890s?

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall That’s great @oren_cass - I even agree. Now please explain how this logic justifies 25% tariffs on Canada?

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall Not an economist.

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall Chief economist* *not an economist.

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall Guy who lies about economics and being an economist keeps lying about tariffs.

@oren_cass @MrWinMarshall So he seems to be saying that he doesn't like trade because then businesses can't insult their customers, so he likes tariffs, because then businesses won't have so many customers.