I tend to favor a financially balanced motor vehicle trade and domestic manufacture of all simple items.
Millions of people need cheap cars (and subject to financial balance to prevent federal debt growth beyond the nation’s ability to repay in honestly valued money) they should be able to buy them.
Domestic manufacture of all simple items means the nation would be able to employ millions and retain a strong industrial capability.
It is stupid to pay Chinese in China $2 to save twelve cents in industrial wages that must be made up with $1 in welfare costs.
“negotiating good trade deals”
I doubt one has been negotiated since the 1850s.
“level the playing field for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job-creators”
The playing field will never be level since there are millions of people who would work for less than half what you would barely accept, but the cash flows must be fairly equal.
Economists and bankers are generally thought to be stupid for good reasons.
Trumps policies were ver simple.
He offered reciprocity in all trade, and if it was refused, then tariffs would be imposed on imports.
Very simple and very effective. Its the way the syste should work.
BUt the Biudens and Des....theyu take huge bribes for trade concessions.OUr country is the raped as Trump stated.
The Dems hate the word “reciprocity.” They want the grift to continue.
PS: Free Trade ( one-sided ) is unnorthodox and radical. Tariffs are the traditional way for the USA to raise revenue.
There are only three ways any nation can CREATE wealth. They are mining, manufacturing and agriculture. The most “value added” comes from manufacturing.