[kabar]

It is simply economic nationalism versus globalism. The globalists have their constituency in the US in the form of international corporations and other firms that seek to reduce their operating costs by having things produced overseas and then sold on the domestic market. Consumers may receive a marginal benefit in the form of lower prices, but in most cases the increased profits remain with the companies rather than lowering prices for the consumer.

The economic nationalists want our economic policies to benefit our people and workers. They want to keep our jobs in America thru both carrots and sticks. We can improve the conditions in the US to make it more welcoming for investment from abroad as well as keeping US businesses here for economic reasons. The stick of tariffs and duties can be used as well. The deterioration of the American middle class and reduction of our national manufacturing and tax base are national security issues.

The US is the world's biggest consumer market. We have tremendous leverage over the rest of the world, which wants to tap that market. Trump wants to use that leverage to make America great again. A growing economy generates the revenue needed to enact his agenda.

[rodguy911]

Excellent post!
We don’t have to continue bowing to foreign sheiks like the imposter barry obama has or any of the foolishness of his administration. All that is over.

[Ciexyz]

Just a thought here. The Nobel Committee ought to award Donald J. Trump the Nobel prize in Economics. He’s already remaking our economy and the world’s. He’s engaging in a splendid new type of game theory. Remember when economist John Nash (A Beautiful Mind) was awarded the Economics Nobel for the mere theory game theory? Trump is actually putting into practice a new theory of economics and the interrelationships between populations, classes and countries, striving to make it all work. The world’s broken, the Rust Belt needs to be reintegrated into the playbook. This is an exciting time.