Chicom tariffs not cause of inflation

 Washington Examiner:

President Joe Biden is considering lifting his predecessor's stiff China tariffs as a means of easing historic inflation , even as some of his closest political allies urge him not to alter the Trump-era policies .

The Biden administration has been carrying out an extensive monthslong review of the Trump administration's trade policies with China. The first stage of the four-year process closes Tuesday at midnight.

Numerous reports say that the president will announce a loosening of the Section 301 tariffs as early as this week, yet White House officials stressed to the Washington Examiner that no final decision has yet been made.

BIDEN RUNS RISK OF LOOKING OUT OF TOUCH ON GAS PRICES

Biden has desperately sought to reverse rising prices, and some senior administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, argue that lifting the Trump-era tariffs at this juncture could ease costs for consumers.

However, Politico reported Tuesday afternoon that Biden will only adjust $10 billion of imports out of the nearly $400 billion put in place by former President Donald Trump , which would only yield modest consumer relief. A study published by the Peterson Institute for International Economics suggests that ending the tariffs would save average households nearly $800, but U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai claimed that estimate was "something between fiction or an interesting academic exercise."
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Biden's energy policies are much more responsible for inflation than Trump's tariffs.  We did not have high inflation under Trump when the tariffs were imposed and gas prices were low.  I don't think Biden is out of touch on gas prices.  The high prices are a part of his punishment of Americans for not accepting his Big Green fiasco. 

See, also:

NEWSOM VS. DESANTIS—YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

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 I just cannot see what Newsom could run on. California is a cesspool, a condition not wholly Newsom’s fault, but when you’re explaining, you’re losing....

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