The income tax makes it too easy for politicians to grab a bunch of money and spend it however they want. When they do this, it can mess things up—like making prices go up (remember the Biden Anti-inflation Inflation Act), making it harder for people who work hard to enjoy their money, and pushing folks to spend instead of save or invest. Ultimately, it can hurt the U.S. economy and make things tough for everyone.
On the flip side, tariffs are like a special tax that only hits stuff made outside the U.S., kind of like a national sales tax. You don’t have to pay this extra “sales” tax if you buy things made in America with American materials. That means you can save some cash by choosing U.S.-made products. Also, with tariffs, there’s no big team of tax collectors snooping into people’s lives or leaking private info to help politicians. It’s simpler and less nosy.
Tariffs can bring in a lot of money, but not as much as some politicians might want, so they can hand out cash to their buddies and gain more power. Because of that, the government would have to shrink and focus on just the main jobs the Constitution gives it—like defending the country—instead of trying to control everything like it’s been doing for the last hundred years. It’s a way to keep things more basic and fair.