Tariffs do not have to be an either/or. I agree with Walter Williams on the principle of trade restrictions harming the economy overall. But I also agree with Trump that reciprocal trade restrictions can be used to force other nations to drop restrictions on us. I would prefer to see low, even tariffs across the board for imports to America and on exports from other countries to America.
I’m good with a level playing field, but truthfully, how does an American worker compete with either the low wage, low skilled employees in South and Central America and Asia or the worker in Europe who company doesn’t have to pay the benefits that American companies pay here? When your company doesn’t have to pay for your health care or contribute to an 401K or pension, because you have cradle to grave care from the government, it’s a lose/lose for the American worker.