Biden’s Trade Chief Warns Trump Not to Rely on Tariffs for Revenue

  • Tariffs can’t replace income tax to fund government, Tai says
  • Supply shocks, not import taxes, drive inflation, she says
Katherine TaiPhotographer: Tuane Fernandes/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden’s departing trade chief called President-elect Donald Trump’s idea of using revenue from tariffs to replace income taxes “very, very dangerous,” saying it would hurt lower-earning workers.