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The reason you don't hear much about positive knock-on effects is that their time frames stretch beyond anyone's planning horizon. The only immediate effects w
by gopher_space 1y ago
The reason you don't hear much about positive knock-on effects is that their time frames stretch beyond anyone's planning horizon. The only immediate effects will be losses, and they'll be around for a while.
There's no existential threat compelling enough to shut down trade for the generation or two it would take to see real benefits, and those benefits could be realized within the same time frame through other means.
This turns conversation around positive effects into a thought experiment people might not find germane to a current discussion. The tariffs simply won't be in place long enough.