[bert]

First the tariffs must be collected by US Customs. Then, someone must actually import China tariffed goods. The purpose of the tariffs is to make
China goods uneconomical. Americans will not like the 25% China taxes

No purchase, no collected tariffs

[Dr. Sivana]

No purchase, no collected tariffs

People will still buy stuff. We imported stuff back in the high tariff 19th century. If we buy stuff made here, the money stays home and the companies' employees pay taxes on their income, etc. If we buy from Vietnam, India, etc., then we are no worse off than we were before.