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# Americans Aren't Buying Benefits of Tariffs
- URL: https://bevnews.net/americans-arent-buying-benefits-of-tariffs/
- Published: 2026-02-18T03:36:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-18T03:36:37.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

If one of the big ideas behind tariffs is to encourage more re-shoring of U.S. manufacturing jobs, people aren’t buying it yet. What they ARE buying, Ipsos found, is more expensive goods. 

A significant number of Americans (42%) disagree that tariffs will lead to more jobs in the U.S., while only 28% (42% of Republicans) agree it’s a job creator. Meanwhile, a sizable majority (73%, even 60% of Republicans) say that tariffs will lead to higher prices and 67% say they are already paying higher prices. Only 35% think tariffs are worth it, with just half of Republicans (52%) agreeing and only one in five (22%) of Democrats.