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> they think slapping tariff will magically make the domestic manufacturing come back. Certainly not when tariff policy changes every few days on a whim. That
by Animats 2y ago
> they think slapping tariff will magically make the domestic manufacturing come back.
Certainly not when tariff policy changes every few days on a whim. That doesn't make you want to build a chip resistor plant in the US. Or even a smartphone plant.
- b112 2y agoIndeed. Or when you have trade agreements in place, but then use emergency powers granted to you in 1977 to push aside those agreements and add tariffs It doesn't engender trust. Businesses within and without are not a fan of constantly shifting sands.