Trump is breaking the Trade Law of 1974. The law was written to empower the Executive Branch of the USA government to act emergently to protect USA businesses. The law was not written as a power tool of a dictator. Here again the Republican Congress has failed to act to resolve tariff issues raised by Trump.
The Trade Act of 1974 was never written to replace Amendment 16 which allows the government to impose income taxes to support the federal government. The 1974 trade law is to impose tariffs FAIRLY as a balance of trade to protect the domestic economy. The law was never written for the purpose of creating a wind fall profit for the federal government.
Here again Trump is abusing power of the people and allowed to do so by a majority Congress that looks the other way rather than governing.
