“Remember tariffs are a tax, and they’re primarily a consumer tax,” Scaramucci added. It’s “a consumption tax, sort of like a VAT [value-added tax]. And that’s a regressive tax. So what ends up happening is the poor people — it eats up more of their disposable income than any other income group.”

“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them. They’re an act of war, to some degree,” Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett said in a new CBS News interview on Sunday.

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    5 hours ago

    I seriously question the “may” in this argument. I offer a strong “will” as alternative.