Now THAT is about as succinct as the case can be made.
That is the most stupid idea of all all times. Tariffs are always self-defeating. Trade wars have historically tragic consequences. The United States should unilaterally abolish all tariffs. It would lay all these crony socialists to waste. Always follow the money. The biggest proponents of protective tariffs are large crony socialist “enterprises.” They benefit Wall Street, not Main Street. Trump’s call for high protective tariffs is politically deft, but economically daft.