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Lori A. Camp: “Tariffs...in most cases, that's going to be kicked back to…”

Featuring: Lori A. Camp, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Indiana, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 43:21

What's your take on tariffs, and what would you do in Congress, Miss Kamp? So, to understand tariffs, you have to realize that it's a tax that is put on the producer, and in Tariffs...in most cases, that's going to be kicked back to the consumer. And so, an example, there's a sugar tariff right to protect american sugar farmers. It ends up costing us about per person, $40 a year, but it makes sure that … (43:21–43:30)

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Asserts that tariffs are often passed on to consumers as higher costs.

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