Should the government exempt essential goods, like pharmaceuticals, from the 2025 tariff increases?

Yes, and extend exemptions to all critical supply chain items

Yes, but review exemptions annually to encourage domestic production

No, exemptions weaken the goal of reshoring manufacturing

No, all imports should face tariffs to ensure fair competition

Yes, and extend exemptions to all critical supply chain items but review exemptions annually to encourage domestic production.

This question assumes that we should have tariffs at all. This is an unnecessary tax on the American Consumer when prices are already at record highs.

As the POTUS said himself, all the companies have to do is move into the United States to avoid the high tariffs. But recently the President has back tracked his actions and die down on the high tariffs.

No, but let consumers in very low income brackets pay less money for the essential goods (if there is an increase in consumer prices on the essential goods).

"Security Bridge Strategic Exemptions"
"Yes, but with a comprehensive strategy that prioritizes American lives while building domestic capacity. Essential pharmaceuticals and critical medical supplies get temporary exemptions with mandatory domestic production requirements - companies must invest tariff savings into U.S. manufacturing within 3 years or face retroactive penalties. Use exemption revenue to fund domestic pharmaceutical research and production facilities. For other critical supply chain items, create a tiered system: immediate exemptions for items where shortages could cause deaths or national security risks, with decreasing exemptions as domestic alternatives become viable. The goal isn't permanent dependency - it's ensuring Americans don't die while we rebuild our manufacturing base."

Maybe. I do not feel that I know enough about the topic to fully form an opinion. However, I feel that essential resources should be supported. Though, I could see it getting taken advantage of. I also just do not feel much or any support for the pharmaceutical industry.

Yes, but outline what should be considered essential so that companies don't label their products as "essential" to avoid paying tariffs.

it depends on what happens when the government loses tax revenue because that could negatively impact everyone so their has to be a system or a plan there.

yes I believe that necessities shouldn't be held behind a pay wall and everyone should be able to access the things they need

Pharmaceuticals should be subject to tariffs to bring manufacturing to the US. Foreign dependence on medical goods is very bad in times of political and war tension. Other essential goods sure can be tariffed

Essentials especially like pharmaceuticals need major regulation when coming from other places so a tariff is not a bad idea

It depends on what it is and it’s realisticness, overall, the answer is no but eventually these items should be manufactured in the US to achieve self sustainability and national security.

Pharmaceuticals should have appropriate tariffs set depending on the nature of the specific product and country of origin. Some tariffs may make sense while others don’t.

Any drugs that we can make in the U.S. that we get from other countries should have a tariff, but if we can't make them in the U.S, they should have a tariff on them.

Yes, although this is unfair to buisness competition in other industries pharmaceuticals save lives and making them more expensive limits the health of Americans

Yes but the government needs to develop a strategy that will provide incentive to people with knowledge in the field to start-up small businesses to compete and challenge large corporations, improve quality of goods, services, so they can provide livable wages while protecting citizens and the environment.

No, if we are going to set a policy this damaging, let it be so damaging that the administration has to answer for it.

he should honestly drop them all, he's just bulding tensions with Canada and Mexico mainly but theres other countries that he's screwing over.

No and make sure pharmaceuticals are available to everyone and make sure a pharmaceutical amendment is passed on the Equal Trade Deficit Deal

Yes they should, the pharmaceutical company is a shame. The cost of prescription medication is unbelievable even with the so called insurance.

Yes, and reevaluate all tariffs that have been applied to make sure they are fair and logical for everyone.

there shouldn't be any mass tariffs being implemented, and shouldnt be any that are directed to essential goods

No, People don't have to pay extra for medicine that either benefits them or saves their life as long as they're not using them to get high

These Trump tariffs are simply another form of his shakedown/criminal enterprise/protection racket. Get rid of him and tariffs

All medication and basic resources, such as oil, coal and rare minerals should be tariff exempt. Only tariff finished products.

No, there shouldn't be any tariffs to begin with, but since it's happening, then yes, they should be exempt.

The reason why things are so cheap is because it's made off shore, we need to worry about our own economy to reduce prices here before we're allowed to manufacture in-house.

I think we shouldn't be doing these tariffs at all and try and find a solution instead of both China and the US acting like stubborn little kids. If we all worked together we could progress all of our countries exponentially and this could also lead us to solve other world problems and improve the state our country is in internally as well. That will never happen though because of the pride of ALL of our government officials.

I think all pharmaceuticals are pretty much poison. I am holistic and believe in natural medicines (excluding marijuana in some cases).

they shouldn't even have tariffs at all, its like trading something with someone, but also asking for a dollar.

Tariff's are a scam in my opinion, the whole ideology should be abolished, because more printed pieces of paper does nothing for society.

Yes, ideally tariffs should not be a thing, but medicine is especially important to ensure fair competition with domestic producers.

we should not buy pharmaceuticals from other countries, we need to manufacture them in the USA for safety control, supply guarantees, and it would create jobs in the USA.

Companies should be mandated to operate in America and limited to sell medicines at a certain price threshold

Tariffs should only be focused on China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Israel. Ukraine, and Israel and any country that is a threat or in a war.

Too many of our pharmaceuticals come from China. Pharmaceuticals must be manufactured in the US in order to safeguard our nations health.

Yes but then you would have to review what kind of goods they are, for example, if they are medicine related then yes they should be excempted.

Tariffs are not effective. The people doing trades with other counties are American citizens when they shop at Walmart.

If they are from prosperous countries I trade freely, but for socialist and communist countries, no.

All imports should be tariff free. I support building domestic industries with similar legislation compared to the Chips and Science Act

All tariffs should be more deliberately reviewed, planned, and targeted so as not to injure American citizens or lose allies.

Yes, these products should be exempt from tariffs, but all of these tariff increases are unwarranted and should not be in place.

Honestly, I can't tell the future, but what I do know is at the current state of our country,, anything putting our people ar risk for there well being should be abolished

No, we shouldn’t rely on pharmaceutical drugs because all the companies care about is profit at the expense of our physical and mental health.

Pharmaceutical companies should be required to make medicines for the people in the us at a fair price

Yes, only if the exempt goods cannot be produced at a scale in the country, large enough to sustain the country's needs

Tariffs are just a bad idea in general why would we want to implement that on some other country just because we have a vendetta against them

No tariffs except on countries with unfair practices and hostile policies toward our country. Combine this also with a incentive for companies to move out of China and relocate certain manufacturing, like pharmaceuticals.

Yes because these medications are helping people and shouldn't be expensive for the average American. If helps people who have chronic illness, mental illness, etc.

The government should stop putting the burden of paying big pharma on U.S. citizens and spread the wealth to other countries.

They shouldn't have put on the tariffs in the first place, and should've expanded the price caps on pharmaceuticals

Essential goods like pharmaceuticals, food, and medical supplies should be exempt from tariff increases. These are necessities for the sick and poor. Raising their prices is unjust and punishes the most vulnerable. We should protect domestic jobs, but not at the cost of human health and dignity

No as it hard to determine what is essential, this could vary by extremes as to what that could mean.

Neither Yes nor No is a valid response; there should not be tariffs in the first place, they are forcing a tax on the US consumer.

Yes, if the medication is available in the U.S., and if it is a life-saving medication such as Insulin, I believe the cost should be regulated because it is a necessity for life in type 1 diabetics. Any drug of this nature should follow suit.

Yes – “Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jeremiah 8:22). Essential care should not be treated as a political tool.

No and again, tariffs should be imposed gradually over a large period of time meaning 5 to 30 years depending on how large the tariff is intended to be at the end of the time period. Drastic tariffs will deleteriously affect the economy

No, but review exemptions annually to encourage domestic production as well as review to see if circumstances have changed.