Or is because of the chemicals and drugs that the US puts in it’s good?
It will be painful, but the US needs to wean itself from economic dependence on China.
China is a highly managed economy. I’ve seen it firsthand - published duty rates on something may be a “low” 10%, but imports will always face many non-tariff barriers, inspections, delays, etc....
If it’s a popular item in China, the CCP will work to grow local substitutes.
If it’s a strategic/high tech item - the CCP will require investment in China to sell the product, technology transfer, partnerships with government to do business, etc.... - until they have everything they need to eliminate you.
We buy our meat and eggs from local farmers. No chemicals. Usually grass fed.
Tariffs will tank our economy. Look at the Dow now!
““they hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak.”
What does that even mean??
Give a Brit a nice ribeye and he’ll put two fried eggs and loathsome brown sauce on it. Make them pay for the privilege.
When I was in Germany in the early 1970s, I noticed that when I ordered steak, it was always smothered in some sort of sauce—the beef obviously couldn’t stand up on its own. The only places you could get American-style steaks were Argentine steak houses.
I lived in Europe in the 90s. You couldn’t get a good steak anywhere there then and still can’t.
I once asked an Irishman, while in Ireland, so how is Irish beef?
His answer, “beef is beef, same everywhere”.
Tells you what you need to know.
The US government should regulate commerce without taking the stock market into consideration.
I’ve tried beef in Holland, Britain, Belgium, and Ireland. No thanks.