Remember when this administration says another country has put a "tariff" on the US what they mean is there is a negative trade balance with that country (as pr

Remember when this administration says another country has put a "tariff" on the US what they mean is there is a negative trade balance with that country (as pretty much there must be with the USD being the currency of choice). They then decide based on trade balance to enact an actual, unilateral tariff.