Doug Casey on Trump's tariffs

Trump seems to think that tariffs will fuel a boom.  That’s ridiculous.  They’ll only result in a huge reduction in our standard of living.  Tariffs amount to placing your own country under embargo.  It’s like shooting yourself in the foot.

~ Doug Casey, "Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Plans: A Major Shift for Gold and Your Portfolio," International Man, February 15, 2015