Tariffs: A Cross-Over Issue

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Published 7 years ago.

Updated 3 months ago.

Tariffs

Tariffs: A Cross-Over Issue

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Fri 5 Dec 2025

< 1 minute read

Tariffs are taxes. Like all taxes, we should debate them when proposed and prior to implementation. For each tariff proposed, look for a good argument and counter-argument. Step away from partisan politics and weigh the validity and value of the arguments.

Tariffs are an interesting cross-over issue. Normally, Republicans oppose ALL TARIFFS as taxes on Americans. They even have the Republican Grover Norquist Pledge.

Democrats have always been for “reasonable tariffs” implemented in a skilled and negotiated way so as to protect the American worker. Democrats oppose Trump’s tariffs because very few to no experts agree with his approach. When tariffs are proposed, there is usually a divide among the experts with the Republican party opposing it as a tax on Americans and Democrats trying to justify why the tariff is needed. In Trump’s case, very few to no experts think Trump knows what he is doing. As a generally conservative-type person, true meaning, not the party, I tend to roll with the experts.

Why Grover and Republicans stay silent during this reckless time demonstrates their hypocrisy and is ANOTHER REASON I’M A PROUD DEMOCRAT!

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher

Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.