in the long run moving away from a policy of "as much cheap stuff for consumers as possible no matter the externalizes" will be a good thing. That strikes me a

in the long run moving away from a policy of "as much cheap stuff for consumers as possible no matter the externalizes" will be a good thing. That strikes me as something akin to the broken window fallacy. Tariffs are absolutely market-distorting and absolutely lead to higher prices. We absolutely should be leveraging lower cost of labor overseas to build cheap stuff. If there is concern about other externalities (pollution, slave labor, etc) then address those directly with sanctions, targeted tariffs, or something else. I've yet to see a good argument that overconsumption is bad (in a general economic sense). If we're overspending (not saving, or over-leveraging) then address that directly (not via tariffs). If it's a pollution argument, then address that directly. Etc.