Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 16, 2025
When tariffs are used as a tool to get other countries to lower their tariffs and non-tariff barriers or for national security, they are good for the average citizen, otherwise they are bad
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk
A simple thought experiment solves this apparent conundrum: if tariffs were applied between each of our 50 states, we would obviously have an economic catastrophe.
Now, why would that logic change if you extended it to other countries?
01:04 PM · November 16, 2025 · 42.4K views
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