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The Costs and Benefits of Tariffs: President- Elect Trump has vowed to impose substantial tariffs on goods from many of the US's largest trading partners. While most economists agree that tariffs are a poor solution to solve economic woes, there are some sectors and actors that would stand to benefit. What are the true costs and benefits of tariffs? Who (or what) wins? Who (or what) loses?

https://evmagazine.com/news/the-trump-tariffs-pros-cons-global-impact

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-are-tariffs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20myx1erl6o

https://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2018/number/1/article/who-benefits-from-trade-wars.htmlhttps://itep.org/trump-tariffs-tax-increase-impact/