Free trade, no tariffs is great. We also need to guard against our trading partners “subsidizing” their manufacturers / producers. Additionally, we have experienced foreign governments accuse us of “subsidizing” our manufacturers by reducing their taxes or reducing onerous environmental regulations.
“We also need to guard against our trading partners “subsidizing” their manufacturers / producers.”
True. There are mountains of non-tariff barriers that countries use to rig trade. It can get more convoluted than relations between the sexes.