You’d probably want less of both.

Income tax discourages productivity and tariffs are a hidden tax on all. They are both terrible. You’d want to gut govt. spending and implement consumption based taxation. This would ultimately lead to better productivity, wealth, investment and job creation + better wages.

Tariffs cannot replace income tax to fund the government. It's just not enough. Because the higher the tariffs, the higher consumer prices, and less the American people will purchase. Reduced purchasing will decrease the amount of income from tariffs the longer the tariffs remain in place. You can...