[econ40432]

I agree that tariffs aren't good econ policy. What are your views on grocery "price gouging"? Rent controls?

[komali2]

Depends on implementation but in general we already don't have a free market, and if we did the American economy would collapse with the destruction of the entire farming sector and possibly the oil and gas sector, so I don't dismiss price controls on groceries or rent controls out of hand.

Singapore has nationalized housing and is extraordinarily prosperous. Perhaps rent control isn't a good measure and we should simply do that instead.

[bagels]

Tariffs are worse, but, all three aren't great.