Morning Consult, February 23, 2017: (Op-Ed) Why a Border Tax is a Tax on Middle America
“Sen. Perdue and others are right: A border tax is regressive. The wealthiest among us won’t be impacted by a 20 percent increase in retailer’s prices – the working class will. The Consumer Technology Association represents more than 2,200 consumer technology companies, many of whom import technology products Americans love and rely on. Yes, we import a lot – but we also export a lot. Imagine the potential damage to our economy if and when other countries, who are our trading partners today, retaliate with export tariffs and taxes of their own in the wake of this border tax.”