{"id":20780,"date":"2026-02-23T20:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20780"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:23:14","slug":"high-tariffs-cause-depressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20780","title":{"rendered":"High Tariffs Cause Depressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"20781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5188-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro 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ones.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alexander Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump is wrong about tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump is wrong about Immigration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump is wrong about Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sun still rises and the sun still sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This too will pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Experience has shown that moderate tariffs are more productive than high ones.\u201d Alexander 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