> solution to decades of economic misery for middle class blue collar workers was 50% tariffs on China Who could have thought that manufacturing using western

> solution to decades of economic misery for middle class blue collar workers was 50% tariffs on China Who could have thought that manufacturing using western labor and laws, can't compete with manufacturing in a totalitarian regime with no respect for human lives/rights or the environment? /s Free trade should only happen as long as the trading partners share similar laws and regulation on human rights and environmental protections, otherwise people and the environment get screwed for the sake of corporate profits, so tariffs should always be in place to level the playing field and prevent such exploitations.