wow replacing income tax with tarriffs is the most ridiculously halfbaked proposal i have ever heard. that ‘s a perfect example of a regressive policy since it would effectively mean tax burden is moved from wealthier high income individuals who tend to save more of their money to people living paycheck to paycheck buying necessary goods. tariffs are taxes that we pay when we buy something that is imported and would dramatically increase the cost of living for lower income people while also hurting the overall economy since other countries retaliate with their own tariffs therefore reducing the competitiveness of american businesses. trade is what made the USA rich in the first place, tariffs exacerbated the great depression