The whole point of putting tariffs on imported goods is to make it more expensive and push companies to buy the previously more expensive local alternative. In Trump's mind, this is good because it will create jobs. But in reality, there are a ton of stuff they can't produce domestically, so either way, everyone pays the price, and the government gets to take in more taxes.
Now, if they use those tariff dollars towards more spending on healthcare, public services, etc, if I were an American citizen, maybe I can buy that. But we all know this money is going to mysteriously disappear or get absorbed into more military spending, or some other dick measuring thing the Trump loves to fund, or he'll cut more corporate taxes like usual. Heck, maybe they'll finally have an all out military parade that he's been wanting since his first term.
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