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Position 3: Introduce policies that stimulate domestic production and decrease foreign competition. This will lower prices without forcing domestic producers out of business.

Why would this lower prices?
Absent other changes in variables, increasing supply generally leads to lower prices.
Why would it increase supply? You've reduced international supply in exchange for increasing domestic supply.

Promoting internal business isn't a sure thing - particularly when tariffs reduce competitive pressures.

This position underlies Trump's tariffs promise.