An even better analogy for the US using trade deficit as an excuse for tariffs would be a billionaire hedge fund manager complaining about payments made to his

An even better analogy for the US using trade deficit as an excuse for tariffs would be a billionaire hedge fund manager complaining about payments made to his janitor. Essentially the janitor just takes money from the hedge fund manager without ever buying any financial services in return. The solution, of course, is to fire the janitor and start cleaning toilets himself.