‘A great deal at risk’: Economist Loren Scott talks Trump tariffs

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When asked about President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, economist Loren Scott doesn’t mince words. “You’d be hard pressed to find any economist who thinks tariffs are a good thing,” Scott tells Daily Report. Scott, a professor emeritus at LSU and one of Louisiana’s best-known economic analysts, says the consequences of Trump’s trade policies are being

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