[Disestablishmentarian]

>>He’s right about that and about the multilateral trade deals that are really post-national superstructures.<<

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You are absolutely right about this.

So why rule out tariffs? If we are going to have a “Best” deal for someone we like, such as the U.K., then that implies a “Worse” deal for those we don’t like, who refuse to fully open their markets to America, who manipulate their currencies, who oppose us in foreign affairs, or terrorism, or whatever.

We need to have available a weapon (for negotiations) that we can AIM, and FIRE IF NECESSARY.

[9YearLurker]

You make the best case of anyone here.

But you shouldn’t expect they’ll slap it on without an equal reaction—such that we don’t end up ahead. There need to be carrots and sticks, but tariffs as a regular policy and fundraiser, such as Congress’s “Border Adjustment Tax” are just disastrous.