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I'd like him to support a one line law, tariffs against a country match exactly with tariffs against the USA from said country. Very fair all round. They slap a 70% tariff on us, we slap a 70% tariff on them. Guess what happens? More free trade rather than less.

I wish (as I do with taxes) that tariffs were not spread out over the year and in vague, indefinable ways as a punishment to all Americans by the federal government but instead, that all Americans had to pay their tariffs (and taxes) in one big check on April 15th. So instead of just having the federal government raise tariffs to make yourself feel better about how much you love all the little people, you would have to sit down and write out your check for $1,000 or whatever amount you owed for your tariffs that year (and if you think tariffs only hurt foreigners and those damn ChiComs, then you are a fool). I'd love to see how much people cared about their beloved "Little Man" then. After all, I doubt even the most hardline paleos on FR have ever written a charity check and mailed it to their favorite factory.

I'd like him to support a one line law, tariffs against a country match exactly with tariffs against the USA from said country. Very fair all round. They slap a 70% tariff on us, we slap a 70% tariff on them. Guess what happens? More free trade rather than less.

I think that is a brilliant idea. I also think we should be country-specific in targetting tarriffs overall. We should be using tarriffs to open up export opportunities, not to 'protect' low wage jobs that are better done elsewhere anyway.