06-11-2019, 01:10 AM
(06-10-2019, 10:52 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Trump deserves a lot of criticism for a lot of things, his stance on China is not one of them. China has been growing at our expense for decades, I am thrilled that we are finally addressing this. The Chinese have far more to lose in a trade war than we do, what they count on to keep things as is is the lack of long term strategy inherent in our democratic system and public sentiment turning against tariffs when people have to pay a $1 more for their cheap shit at Walmart. China is not our friend, or anyone else's, and we need to be acting accordingly. This is a good move on Trump's part and I hope whoever is POTUS for the next five years stays the course on this.
It is my understanding Trump inacted the tariffs on Chinese imports to combat a trade deficit. We have a trade deficit with China because we import more goods from China than we export. The reason we import more than we export is because corporations have moved the manufacturing jobs overseas. So how are Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports going to create manufacturing jobs in the US to reverse the US' trade deficit with China?
