I would like to rediscuss the idea that expanding already high levels of immigration & transnational interdependence is *obviously* *always* a good thing, and that that the *only* reasons not to do so are xenophobia, racism, stupidity and selfishness. Now would be a fine time.
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6. All that said, I'm *really* not convinced that slapping tariffs and trade restrictions would "force" US manufacturing to become stronger and more robust. Maybe we'd just get poorer. It's a gamble with everyone's livelihood. Deregulating industry is safer, economically.
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7. You *notice* it when tariffs go up. My landlord is going out of business because of tariffs. An important deal for my company fell through because of the tariffs. We *feel* that shit. Now, that's not an argument that tariffs are *net* bad, but a lot of people forget.
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Domestic for the US means continent spanning supply chains. And you can lose capacity and stores in a disaster.
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