Tariffs on products and services with no realistic alternatives in the short term would simply be a tax on your own businesses and citizens. You don't want to d

Tariffs on products and services with no realistic alternatives in the short term would simply be a tax on your own businesses and citizens. You don't want to do that. It's better to impose tariffs on something inconsequential. Something where alternatives exist and you wouldn't mind if that part of trade just stopped completely.