I don't think it's controversial to say the decisions are rational and helpful, as long as you remember to include "to certain entities". Winners: •Manufactur

I don't think it's controversial to say the decisions are rational and helpful, as long as you remember to include "to certain entities". Winners: •Manufacturers of Steel, Aluminum, Electronic Components in US. •Consumers of goods under retaliatory tariffs (pork chops are now going to cost Americans a little less because the Chinese aren't going to import as many). Losers: •Consumers of Steel, etc., including manufacturers of assemblies, and retail consumers. •Producers of goods for export that are subject to retaliatory tariffs. If you look under "chicken tax" you'll see these kinds of battles are neither new, nor did they ever completely go away. It's widely agreed that more Americans will lose their jobs from these policies than will be hired, but if we're somehow at full employment, that might not bear out. I don't see that happening, but if you believe in magic...