Peter Schiff, a well-known American economist, wrote today (September 8, Beijing Time): "Scott Bessent denies that Trump's tariffs are taxes. This absurd denial has only two possibilities. 1. Bessent does not understand what a tax is. 2. He is lying to avoid embarrassing Trump. Both possibilities disqualify him from being the Secretary of the Treasury."
[Clever] A few comments: The prices in the United States have not yet significantly increased, so the impact of Trump's tariff policy on American consumers is not yet obvious. However, some American economists believe that price increases related to tariffs will soon be reflected in the consumer price index. Tariffs are paid by importers and then passed on to consumers, but this process has a certain lag.
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