Please can someone sensible explain to me why the American tariffs are a good idea?

How does this make the already wealthiest economy in the world “great again”? Every export has instantly become more expensive, so less will be sold, and every import has instantly become more expensive for Americans to buy.
No country can exist on its own surely? Do we not all rely on each other to some extent?

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Pfuzylogic · M

Tariffs are the counterpoint to NAFTA but they are 32 years too late. NAFTA has already destroyed the middle class and trump will not resurrect it.

uikakarotuevegeta · 26-30

@Pfuzylogic actually he expanded upon it with USMCA in his first term, so you should be mad your emperor lied to you

and also it was greedy corporations outsourcing jobs to raise profits, along with the middle class refusing to pay more for consumer goods that led to the mess we're in...unless you're fine with Americans working for 50¢ an hour and/or mass automation replacing humans

Pfuzylogic · M

@uikakarotuevegeta
NAFTA the agreement that we are leaving was signed by Bush 41 to decimate the middle class. Now they have destroyed the wealth of the population inherited by WW2 vets; they want to stick it again the those that have no wealth by a regressive taxing through the tariffs.