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I don't know that it works that way re: economic inequality. You'd have to have significant tariffs to address this issue in any measurable way.
The Scandinavian countries haven't resolved their issues primarily with economic policy but with stronger social welfare programs, more empowered unions and greater worker protections and higher taxes of course.
The problem with tariffs is that the impact on the producer is frequently passed on to the consumer thus creating the possibility that the gap between the top and the bottom doesn't change all that much. Less profit to the producer but greater cost to the consumer.
Unpleasant as it might seem, taxing the upper end of the income range and applying it to social programs is a more reliable way of reducing income inequality in an otherwise free trade environment.
The Scandinavian countries haven't resolved their issues primarily with economic policy but with stronger social welfare programs, more empowered unions and greater worker protections and higher taxes of course.
The problem with tariffs is that the impact on the producer is frequently passed on to the consumer thus creating the possibility that the gap between the top and the bottom doesn't change all that much. Less profit to the producer but greater cost to the consumer.
Unpleasant as it might seem, taxing the upper end of the income range and applying it to social programs is a more reliable way of reducing income inequality in an otherwise free trade environment.