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| I'll assume you are asking in good faith and give you the simplest answer. Tariffs are best used when targeting specific industries or sectors of national security. The general trade off is security for economic gain. When using a tariff for a strategic sector / industry there is strong merit. When using using tariffs as broad economic policy, the trade offs are far less attractive because much of the stuff being tariffed is not made in USA, will not be made in USA, and is not of national security.
The USA economy is best served by producing high value added products and services. When we import lower value added products and services, it is a net positive to our economy. When other nations impose tariffs on the USA, it is often done as they are trying to incentivize their own domestic economy, but they are playing catch up and failing. Because government intervention is historically not what drives true economic growth. Innovation is the real driver.
Edit Add: I believe the USA to be the best nation on earth, with the most opportunity on earth. We got here by being good for a long time. We are not perfect, but perhaps we are closer to perfect than everyone else. Why exactly am I to be jealous of other nations and whatever their tariff policy may be?
Edited by reformedbanker 2/20/2026 17:41
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