[ScottfromNJ]

“Tariffs are bad for consumers”

Then go complain to the Europeans and Chinese for placing them on us.

[Milton Miteybad]

Then go complain to the Europeans and Chinese for placing them on us.

When the Chinese and Europeans assess tariffs on imports from the U.S., it's their consumers that pay the extra costs.

When the U.S. slaps tariffs on Chinese and European imports into the U.S., YOU pay the extra costs. Actually, we were better off before the tariffs by not having to pay those extra costs like the Chinese and European consumers.

But somehow, I don't think the Europeans and the Chinese are going to be swayed by your complaint. They'll probably thank you for temporarily leveling the playing field on trade, then increase the tariffs on imports from the U.S. once again, thereby negating any trade advantage we may have thought we were gaining by raising our own tariffs.