Ball State University Economist Mike Hicks tells Indy Politics that the President’s call for increased tariffs on steel and aluminum are most likely to have the biggest negative impact on his own supporters.
Donald Trump is calling for a 25 percent increase in tariffs on steel and a 10 percent increase for aluminum,
Hicks says those tariffs will only increase prices for American consumers and hurt U.S. exports as other nations engage in retaliation.
You can hear Hicks in the Leon-Tailored Audio above. Each segment runs about nine minutes.
