Hi John,

The problem with one person imposing tariffs is that they're dependent on the whims and desires of that person, not necessarily what's best for the American people. 

And that's being shown right now with the price of beef. 

If you've been grocery shopping recently, you've seen that the price of beef has risen dramatically, and it's not your imagination. Beef prices have risen 51% since February 2020. There are a lot of reasons for this, including a 76% tariff on beef from Brazil. And yet, the Trump administration is proposing expanding low-tariff beef imports from Argentina, at the expense of American farmers and over bipartisan objections from Congress. It's no coincidence that tariffs on beef from Brazil remain high but tariffs on beef from Argentina are low – when one person decides, they get to play favorites. 

We aren't here to argue if tariffs are good economic policy or not. But what we can say is that tariffs should not be imposed without representation in Congress. That's just another form of taxation without representation, and it's not what our founders envisioned. 

It's time for Congress to stand up and take back their Constitutionally-mandated right to control tariffs.