Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Jacksonville produce vendors and shoemakers reported feeling effects of Trump administration tariffs, with shoemakers pleading for emergency relief. This represents economic harm from trade policy.
Tariffs are standard executive trade policy tools with established legal framework. Constitutional impact minimal: rule_of_law=1 (normal policy execution), capture=2 (industry influence on trade policy is routine). Policy_change mechanism adds 15% modifier, federal scope 20%. A-score 6.4 well below threshold. B-score 16.8 driven by human interest framing (shoemakers pleading, produce vendors affected) and economic anxiety narrative, but lacks viral potential or major media amplification. D-score -10.4 suggests modest hype exceeding substance, but both scores too low for List B. This is routine trade policy with predictable economic effects receiving localized media attention - classic noise event with no constitutional mechanism.
Monitor for escalation only if tariffs trigger constitutional separation of powers conflict (Congressional pushback on executive trade authority) or systematic regulatory capture beyond normal industry lobbying. Current event represents ordinary policy implementation with localized economic effects.