Swinging it back stupidly is, well, stupid.
Yes, we need to even things up, but tariffs are a terrible idea. They will reduce our exports, because they will invite counter-tariffs, and that will reduce our wealth—including our workers’ wealth.
And it wasn’t leading the world that led the US to be uncompetitive. It was protectionism that let unions gain power to the degree that they killed their flock of golden geese. Our big global advantage now is tech—and we don’t need to go killing our global export markets for that.
> “They will reduce our exports, because they will invite counter-tariffs...”
There are already tariffs on the other side. If you have been following Donald Trump’s campaign you would have seen him talk many times about tariffs on American goods and services.
President Trump is aiming at the weakness of those who are ripping American companies and workers. That weakness is they need us more than we need them.
President Trump is simply using his tactics that were written in his book ‘The Art of the Deal’.
If Mexico as an example doesn’t want to face 20% tariffs on its exports into the USA, then PAY FOR THE F*CKING WALL MEXICO!
And then President Trump might make a deal with them to lower the tariff to 15% with a demand to take back their hardened criminals that they released and told to head north over the border. If Mexico doesn’t like the 15%, then PAY FOR AND INCARCERATE YOUR OWN F*CKING KNUCKLEHEADS MEXICO!
And if Mexico agrees to keep their own hardened criminals and not send them north across the border, then President Trump might lower the tariff to 10%. And if Mexico doesn’t like a tariff of 10%, then they can BURN UP THE WEED AND OPIUM FIELDS, HANG THEIR F*CKING NARCO-TERRORISTS, AND INCARCERATE ANY MEXICANS TRYING TO SMUGGLE CRACK ACROSS THE BORDER!
AND IF THEY DON’T DO ALL OF THE ABOVE, THE TARIFF GOES UP!
See how that works? Sure you do.
We don’t need Mexico, we never did. They offer nothing that we can’t get for ourselves. All they bring is trouble.