Van Jones Battles Erin Maguire on Tariffs: ‘Nothing You Say Makes Sense’

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MAGUIRE: “The businesses handle it how they handle it. It is not a direct Link to the American people.”
SARIN: “There actually is a direct Link to the American people in the sense that there is — “
Jones: “Nothing you say makes sense.”
SARIN: “ — the empirical evidence tells us that when you experience a tariff as a company, it‘s like a tax, and that tax is passed down to consumers. We can debate the precise magnitudes, is it 80% or 100%? but the reality is this means higher prices. And I actually agree with you, I give the president credit for being honest. He is telling people you get fewer dolls. He is telling people you get fewer pencils. The reason is because the price of those things is going to go up.”

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