As usual, the answer is somewhere in between, depending on price elasticity and availability of substitutes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_in… nitter.vloup.ch/rlove/status/824…
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But “paying for” implies zero sum transfer. This involves net losses, to Mexicans and Americans.
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As is the case with all taxes. Here, my gut says more of the burden will fall on the Mexican imports due to lots of substitutes.
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Replying to @blassey
not the case for taxes on negative externalities like pollution: those are net positive.

Jan 26, 2017 · 9:29 PM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron
someone still pays. There is also the challenge of appropriately valuing those externalizes.
Replying to @davidbaron
taxing negative externalities makes a lot of sense, especially if you're looking to change practices, but they're still paid
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and it's interesting in the case of carbon taxes in particular to see who pays (oil companies, retailers, consumers etc)
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