Tariffs Are a Tax: Price Shock Ahead
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Peter Schiff
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🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Peter Schiff examines the economic fallout from tariffs, critiques Bitcoin's poor performance, and forecasts the implications for upcoming elections.
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Gold and silver are stabilizing after last week’s historic paper-market smash, and the real story is what’s coming next: a weaker jobs trend, rising energy, and a tariff regime that’s functionally a tax on everyday Americans.
Peter breaks down the ugly ADP print (and the downward revision), why the “strongest economy ever” narrative doesn’t pass the smell test, and why oil’s turn higher undermines the administration’s last clean talking point on inflation.
Then Peter walks through Scott Bessent’s testimony and why tariffs are politically toxic: officials can’t claim tariffs don’t raise prices while simultaneously admitting removing tariffs lowers prices. That contradiction is the whole game.
Finally, Peter covers the optics and incentives of open graft and self-dealing, why it’s setting a precedent both parties will exploit, and why this mix of affordability pain, weak labor signals, and policy doublespeak is tailor-made to punish the incumbents in the midterms.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks
00:55 Market Analysis: Gold and Silver
06:30 Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Critique
19:40 Economic Indicators and Job Numbers
26:30 Political Commentary and Election Predictions
29:45 Midterm Election Predictions
30:08 Scott Bessett's Testimony
31:20 Republican Strategies and Challenges
33:00 Economic Concerns and Tariffs
33:59 Calci Sponsorship
35:27 Tariffs and Affordability Issues
43:23 Trump's Conflicts of Interest
54:13 Housing Affordability Debate
57:33 Conclusion and Upcoming Content
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| 0:55.0 | Well, the last podcast I did was on Sunday night. |
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