“So should we put have tariffs on products that can’t be produced in the USA?”
just raw materials should get tariff exemption
the beans might come in tariff free
ground coffee would not
Unfortunately even raw materials can get “dumped” on America at prices below what America can make it. Steel being the prime example. China has the government subsidize steel making so they can sell it at a loss to destroy competitors. That’s why US steel making companies are almost bankrupt.
So even raw materials can sometimes need tariffs.
I don’t worry about businesses that live off imports at all. Like the previous poster, PR, Hawaii grows coffee beans! Hear that, Duncan Donuts?
Do you buy whole, unroasted beans or pre-bagged?
I just checked with my favorite source, “CO=PILOT,” which tells me Duncan gets its beans from Central and South America. They use Arabica Beans grown in Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala. “Rainforest Alliance certified”...
Well, guess what I found? They can be grown in PR in Yauco, Adjuntas, and Lares. Areas like the song goes, “DON’T CRY FOR ME, BABY” buy American grown......