The tariff is a tax where the money goes to the government, not the consumer. The renewable energy incentives go to the consumer or the business.
I installed solar panels on my home 2 years ago. I received a tax credit to offset the cost, but...
I really don't see how "24 hour news media and attack politics" have anything to do with a rational discussion of tariffs or economics across the board.
Actual real-world markets, not just indicators, exhibit an enormous success with...
It would be interesting to compare the subsidies aimed at the green energy industry with the subsidies enjoyed by the oil and gas industries since...forever.
But there has been improvement in bringing manufacturing of those sectors to the US. Isn't that the strategy?
Unlike the fossil fuel industry that needs no subsidy, yet has been raking it in for decades.