I don't see why we can't have a mix.
Once the trade deficits are addressed and we have a cleaner slate, start looking at what makes sense for us to produce and what doesn't make sense or isn't realistic.
E.g. we don't have a ton of places we can grow coffee except for Hawaii, so looser trade on that makes sense as it doesn't threaten a potential American industry.
We're completely capable of building cars here, so that industry should be protected especially because there's a big market for cars in the US given the size.
We want to build computer chips, tech, and AI for security reasons so that should also be protected and producers encouraged to set up shop here.
Maybe we want to restart some industries like cotton given a huge swath of the southern US can be used for it and we just need some factories.
Cockblock China on everything possible because they suck.
Cockblock everyone who doesn't want to address trade deficits or sky high tariffs or other refusal on American goods that isn't sensible.
Cockblock countries in the EU who don't align with our policies e.g. terrorizing their citizens and lack of free speech.
Given Trump is a business guy I doubt he would do completely one way or completely the other but some mix based on the strengths and weaknesses of the US and to reduce economic vulnerabilities.
My leather shoes, boots, and bomber jacket were made in either Spain or Mexico, although some of it is American leather, simply because those countries kept those industries and still make a good product. This isn't cheap shit Chinese bonded leather. Same thing with jeans, Wrangler's good jeans, the 13MWZ, is usually American denim made in Mexico, but it's also their cowboy cut, pro-rodeo jeans, 25% of their sales, and Mexicans love rodeos too. On my scale of where I prefer to spend my money, it's America First, but I'd rather Mexico over China. Also, if the Mexican economy does well it keeps them over there as opposed to border jumping. Win/Win, something the Chinks don't understand. Much like progtards, in game theory terms the mainland Chinks always Defect.
I think it's funny to see prices raise on things that are in no way related to tariffs. Much like covid, the real danger in any of this is people trying to take advantage of other peoples' sensationalism and fear.
Working in procurement, a lot of companies are using the tariffs to adjust for inflation, a few are being honest about it. Lumber is taking a beating, but the good news is that the mothballed lumber mills in America are being restarted and will be up relatively quickly. Paper mills too, but those are a longer process.
Also, all of the modern commies who tell you that Soviet Communism was a success because they industrialized an agrarian economy are wrong because American Capitalists were the ones who did the actual work.
The sad thing is that Russia was industrializing before the revolution and WWI, it was still lopsided in who benefitting, like any industrializing country. Given another decade or two and Russia would have eventually balanced that out, or if Kerensky's government hadn't been strangled by the Bolsheviks. Thanks Germany, good job with that one. Fucking retards.
