DeSantis is wrong about tariffs and industrial policy

By David McGarry

Published July 3, 2023 5:00am ET

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DeSantis is wrong about tariffs and industrial policy — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently pledged that he would continue former President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. DeSantis stated, “You need to couple that with tax incentives, tax credits, and even, for things that are really important, like semiconductors … government support.” Precisely how tax incentives or tariffs differ in principle from so-called “government […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently pledged that he would continue former President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. DeSantis stated, “You need to couple that with tax incentives, tax credits, and even, for things that are really important, like semiconductors … government support.”

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