On April 2, President Donald Trump announced his plan to immediately impose tariffs for nearly every country in the world. Most of the tariffs are currently on pause for 90 days following backlash, but if Trump moves forward with his plan it could raise prices across industries on basics that Americans routinely buy, from clothes to groceries to coffee.1
If you didn't know, tariffs are basically extra costs that make things imported from other countries more expensive. And guess who foots the bill? You, me, and everyone trying to survive on a budget.
Trump told people he would lower costs, but his chaotic policies are already increasing inflation and raising costs for American consumers, while making the stock market volatile.
Billionaires will be fine, but these tariffs will hurt the middle class and working families the most. Congress has the power to stop this before it gets even further out of hand. Will you sign the petition to stop Trump's tariff tyranny?
These tariffs aren't tiny tweaks to adjust for inflation, or adjustments made to increase wages for workers. The burden will fall on all of us to pay for Trump's reckless decisions. These tariffs will drive up costs on clothing, groceries, and nearly everything we buy.
Trump and his administration claim that these tariffs will bring back manufacturing jobs and make U.S. products cheaper to buy. But spoiler alert: It's not that simple.
It would take a significant amount of time—substantially longer than Trump's four-year term as president—to deliver on his promises. And it would require strategic investments in workers and in labor that Trump's administration just hasn't done. Trump's tariffs are going to make many people's lives substantially harder.
It's not just Trump's administration, either—Republican lawmakers are complicit in driving up your costs too. They slipped a measure into the latest government spending bill to prevent a vote in Congress that might have ended the deeply unpopular tariffs.2
Even Republicans know how deeply unpopular these tariffs are—just another thing to show the pure chaos we've come to expect from the Trump administration.
Trump slapped tariffs on more than $360 BILLION worth of Chinese goods in his first term, and the Chinese government retaliated with tariffs of their own, which raised the cost of materials like steel and aluminum and made it harder for companies to manufacture products in the U.S. at affordable prices.3
Tariffs to this extent could cause soybeans, pork, and other products that farmers export to suddenly become too expensive for companies in China to buy, which would harm local farmers and local economies.4
The buck stops here. Sign the petition if you agree.
Trump's aggressive tariffs won't help American manufacturing. If we want to change people's lives for the better, we need to focus on policies that actually invest in American workers and put money back into the pockets of American people. The Trump administration could tax the ultrawealthy, to start.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–MoveOn
Sources:
1. "Americans could pay more for these everyday basics under Trump's new tariffs," BBC, April 4, 2025 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxnzreqklro
2. "Republicans Quietly Cede Power to Cancel Trump's Tariffs, Avoiding a Tough Vote," The New York Times, March 13, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/trump-tariffs-house-gop-vote.html
3. "Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?," PBS, September 27, 2024 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-favors-huge-new-tariffs-how-do-they-work
4. "'Tariffs break trust': How Trump's trade policy is putting pressure on U.S. farmers," CNBC, March 12, 2025 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/how-trumps-trade-policy-is-putting-pressure-on-us-farmers.html
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