Recall the Application about the impact tariffs have on lower income households to answer the following question(s). Economists have found that tariffs in the United States fall most heavily on lower-income consumers. In the United States, tariffs are very high on textiles, apparel items and footwear, and within these categories the highest tariffs fall on the cheapest products. In general, to protect U.S. industries, tariffs are highest on labor-intensive goods.
-Recall the Application.Because U.S.tariffs are higher on textiles,footwear and apparel items,U.S.tariffs fall relatively most heavily on

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The passage states that economists have found that tariffs in the United States fall most heavily on lower-income consumers. Additionally, the highest tariffs on labor-intensive goods are on the cheapest products, which are generally purchased by lower-income households. Therefore, it can be inferred that U.S. tariffs fall relatively most heavily on the poor.

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