Here’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal.
Editor:
Reporting on President Trump ‘softening’ the impact of his automotive tariffs, you quote him saying that “it’s a little bit of help. We just wanted to help them enjoy this little transition, short-term” (“Trump Softens Blow of Automotive Tariffs,” April 30).
Lovely. We should all be grateful – just as we should be grateful to an armed robber who, after initially demanding that we fork over $1,000 of our hard-earned money, announces that he’s kindly offering us a little time to transition by temporarily reducing his demand to $300, but also assuring us that he’ll return soon for the remaining $700.
What a guy.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Professor of Economics
and
Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism at the Mercatus Center
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
