The problem with tariffs are that they usually end up creating a tariff war, the US puts tariffs on everyone, everyone then puts tariffs on the US, US voters get angry at the fact they are thrown out of work because in a heavily tariffed world cheaper Chinese products actually become more attractive so the voters demand more tariffs, things spiral out of control eventually you get the Grapes of Wrath and Germany invading Poland, I mean Hoover's tariffs were what throw the world into the Great Depression and Trump's plans are a carbon copy except substitute Bitcoin for the Gold Standard
Right wingers like this simplistic neo liberal crap but we have been down this path before and it ddn't end well
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