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The Mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty is to apply the perennial truths of economics and ethics to the urgent challenges of today. We are building a sustained argument against the progressive ideological regime that increasingly dominates America’s institutions and rebuilding the foundation of the nation’s first principles: freedom, equality, charity, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Read more.

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Want to Boost U.S. Affordability? Get Rid of Tariffs

_{Paul Teller
March 3, 2026
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Economic Policy}

There is much talk today about affordability—and rightly so. Crippling inflation during the Biden-Harris years sent prices soaring on just about everything. And although the inflation rate has eased, most prices have not come down in any significant way. In a political world where quick fixes are often not possible, there actually is an easy solution for an immediate impact on affordability: start getting rid of tariffs on critical items.

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