The United States Constitution mandates that revenue raising bills originate in the House of Representatives. That would include tariffs, which in the early days of the republic were the primary sources for revenues. Over a century ago during World War I, Congress ceded its obligation regarding tariffs to President Wilson. That has never been taken back.
Now President Trump has become dictator of tariffs. His tariffs have no connection to a shooting war as was the emergency case during WWI.
More properly, potential tariffs need to be first debated in Congress after receiving testimony in committees from businesses, farmers, consumers and economists. In most cases tariffs imposed on incoming foreign goods are counterproductive, infringe upon free trade, and are ultimately paid by American consumers. It is American importers who pay the tariffs to the US treasury, not foreign governments or manufacturers. The cost is then passed along the chain to US consumers. It also hurts investors.
Those who designed our Constitution insisted that tariffs be eliminated among the states, since free trade would be far more beneficial. The same would almost always be true in our trade relations with other countries.
You may want to contact those who represent you in Congress, and request that they reclaim their responsibility to determine tariffs. Then you might suggest that they abolish virtually all tariffs.
