There are only three ways to create wealth; mine it, grow it or manufacture it. We are doing ok of late on mining and agriculture. It is manufacturing that is being raped.
I am not involved in mining, growing, or manufacturing. Yet I create wealth. How can that be?
oh I see, you are going to further dabble in the market by declaring what is and isn't a manufactured good.
Please list for us what is considered so. Also please tell us how you will stop the lobbyists from spending money on getting exemptions for their clients. Then explain how you guarantee all that tariff money will go to paying down the debt or will it just be an excuse to spend even more tax payer dollars on your Unionista/Big Gub'ment boondoggles?
Further, question is gasoline a manufactured good? How about lubricant oil? Will we need to import more of each being we can't get approval for more Oil distilleries due to EPA regs. ? Also consider that being our government is clamping down on carbon emissions how much will that impact on your screwdriver manufactured here in the united states? How do tariffs impact EPA regs., Obamacare costs, Tax compliance costs, OSHA Complaince costs. etc,
Remember all of those issues are still in effect.