Trump Using Tariffs as Class Warfare to Tax the Poor. Economist Michael Hudson Explains - Trump's Tariffs Hurt the US Much More Than China - Economist Michael Hudson Explains - 292,174 views April 20, 2025 Geopolitical Economy Report - Donald Trump's tariffs are benefiting rich elites at the expense of the majority of the population, argues economist Michael Hudson. He explains how the US trade war on China is isolating the United States and encouraging countries to seek alternatives. Ben Norton hosts the interview. - Read Michael Hudson's report "Return of the robber barons – Trump’s distorted view of US tariff history": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/... - Topics 0:00 Intro 1:11 Michael Hudson highlights 2:09 Interview starts 2:41 Replacing income tax with tariffs 5:40 Government industrial policy 9:22 Reaganomics 2.0 11:29 Gilded Age 14:54 China's model 17:50 (CLIP) JD Vance calls Chinese "peasants" 18:12 Public finance 22:57 Trade war on China 25:12 (CLIP) Trump demands tribute 25:42 US attempt to isolate China 26:30 USA doesn't have many cards 28:55 Import substitution 30:16 Trump is isolating the US 34:58 US dollar system in crisis 38:03 Reindustrialization 40:06 Trump's bullying strategy 43:26 Destroying the post-WWII system 49:06 Global South vs the West 50:58 Democracy or oligarchy? 56:05 Billionaire oligarchs 56:56 Corruption 58:25 Outro - || Geopolitical Economy Report || - Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Subscribe to our newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report Join us at Patreon:   / geopoliticaleconomy   - FAIR USE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES MIrrored From: https://www.youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport