Was anybody really stupid enough to believe that offshoring our tax base, and having them pay into China’s infrastructure and military instead of ours, would be a good idea?
It wasn’t just China. We’ve sent everything overseas.
“ The top five suppliers of U.S. goods imports in 2022 were: China ($536.3 billion), Mexico ($454.8 billion), Canada ($436.6 billion), Japan ($148.1 billion), and Germany ($146.6 billion). U.S. goods imports from the European Union 27 were $553.3 billion.”