In the Baltimore Sun (also available on Lexis) titled “Marylanders deserve to know what tariffs are costing them.” The op-ed, which I wrote, specifically addresses Maryland but the arguments apply to other states too. Here are two paragraphs (the essay had previously noted that the White House had attacked Amazon’s consideration of tariff disclosures as “a hostile and political act”):
Tariff disclosure laws would also be consistent with the purported values of the Trump administration. A president who signed an executive order titled Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship on his inauguration day should not censor Americans’ attempts to learn what his policies cost them.
And they resonate with the policies of the first Trump administration. When the federal government sent checks to Americans during the pandemic, President Trump’s name appeared on the checks. If Trump can claim credit for putting money into American pockets, Americans deserve to know when he is taking money out.
