Personally I see no problem with tariffs. This is how the federal government was originally funded. Now if only income taxes could be rolled back more.
Protectionism turned a mild recession into THE GREAT DEPRESSION!
If you believe in liberty, you should believe that I have the right to purchase whatever I want, from whom ever I want, at a price we both agree upon.
End of story.
There is a difference between tariffs designed to raise federal revenue and tariffs designed to "protect" private industry.
If Chinese tires are effectively shut out of the US market, how can American consumers escape a rise in the price of tires?
Every time you buy a tire made more expensive by the limitation of Chinese-made tires, you the consumer are in essence being forced to subsidize private companies and their employees.