It's only a tax when you voluntarily pay it. There are, and will be, plenty of products on our shelves and available to us that do not have tariffs.
I guess those against these tariffs want to continue to see the US get screwed when it comes to our trading partners around the world.
Thank goodness President Trump wants to level the playing field. And he's doing that because, why cats and kittens? Because on a level playing field, we'll do just fine.