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Tariffs only exist to protect the profits of the ruling class.
Do not be fooled. Tariffs are not good for us.
Japan used tariffs to increase domestic industries and leap frog into the 20th century. It enabled them to take part in WW II and beyond. That's why you'll see giant corporations that control multiple different industries.
It did work for Japan. The US is in a completely different situation though, and it'll only hurt.
Tariffs can help with preparation, and they are a tool like many other policies. These ones, though, are not thoughtfully planned out. These protect no one, not even the mega-corps who need to figure out how to make everything domestically or price themselves out of the market.
Not true. A nation doesn't need tariffs to help with preparations unless they're also trying to maintain the dominance of their ruling classes.
Tariffs mean we have to pay for it instead of them. They can afford it, but they won't foot the bill unless they are forced to.
I've found it soul crushing that anyone believed tariffs would help.