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America's Passion For Tariffs Rarely Pays Off, Economists Warn

President Donald Trump has long touted increasing tariffs -- a policy found throughout US history (Credit: AFP)

Long before Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, the United States had toyed with imposing high tariffs throughout its history, with inconclusive -- and sometimes catastrophic -- results.

"We have a 20th century president in a 21st century economy who wants to take us back to the 19th century," Dartmouth College economics professor Douglas Irwin posted on X.

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