Well yes. Maybe the soon the better, but either way it will not happen overnight. Many many things aren’t produced here in the US at all any more and many of the skills will have to be relearned. If we banned imports of shoes most Americans would be barefoot in a year and how many shoe factories are left in the US? Other than a few small specialty manufacturers none that I know of so how much would that extra pair of shoes someone put up be worth then in such a situation?
In such an environment, you don’t think a need will be somehow met, by someone desperate to support themselves? Cobblers were by and large a very local specialty. Some locales may get lucky and have a skilled one. Others may have to make do with inferior footwear for a while, but they’ll buy or barter for what they need. Others still might be near Old Gringo Boot Company, Carolina Boot Company, any number of shoe manufacturers still in business. You make do.
Who said anything about banning any imports? I sure never have.
I advocate tariffs. Across the board tariffs. Tariffs which make imported goods more expensive, and *encourage* consumers to decide to buy things made, grown or drilled out of the ground right here in America.
If any country reciprocates and we get in one or several trade wars that’s fine. We’ll buy from OTHER countries which do not — or make what we need here.
What we’re doing now is obviously not working. Might as well try another approach.