> Economic security is national security. You can't really separate them once you're thinking past the immediate short term. A richer enemy will have better wea

> Economic security is national security. You can't really separate them once you're thinking past the immediate short term. A richer enemy will have better weapons, better technology, better surveillance, and better leverage. Economic security for the well-connected comes at the expense of economic security for the average citizen. It gave economic security to Ford Motor Company when a law imposing 30% tariffs on all foreign trucks was passed. Did that give economic security to the average citizen though? They must now pay a massive tax every time they buy a foreign truck.