[Mollypitcher1]

We may be the world’s largest single consumer but we’re still a small portion of the global market.
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We are certainly NOT a “Small Portion of the global market.”

We are THE largest consumer in the world, at almost 27% of the global market we are 20% MORE than China, which is in second place. You have to add together China, Japan, Germany, United kingdom, and France to equal the United States consumption. We have not been using tha leverage and it is long past time we do so.

[Pelham]

“We have not been using tha leverage and it is long past time we do so.”

+1

[semimojo]

We are THE largest consumer in the world, at almost 27% of the global market

But do American producers want to cut themselves off from the remaining 73% of the market?

We export over $2T of goods and services each year. What effect do you think imposing large tariffs on imports will have on our ability to export?

Do you really think our country, through multiple administrations, hasn't applied the leverage we have in our negotiations?