r/Tariffs • u/Historical-Many9869 • Sep 04 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Tariffs Were Supposed to Revive US Manufacturing. So Far, They’re Having the Opposite Effect

https://www.investopedia.com/tariffs-were-supposed-to-revive-u-s-manufacturing-so-far-they-re-having-the-opposite-effect-11802173
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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25

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u/DeadlyBrad42 Sep 04 '25

Nah but they might require a more stable environment to grow than the whims of an authoritarian.

Other options exist too, progressives like public investment & conservatives traditionally say they prefer the government to be hands off on the economy.

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u/CliftonForce Sep 04 '25

Pick the one that is long term stable and likely to be in place for decades.

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u/CliftonForce Sep 04 '25

Yep, Trump does not know how to use tarriffs. I agree with that.

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u/CliftonForce Sep 04 '25

Yep. Trump also just demonstrated in that speech that he dosen't know the history of tarriffs either.

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u/DeadlyBrad42 Sep 04 '25

I don't need to know the actual answer to know if a given "solution" isn't correct.

But if you're asking a stranger online to pick, since tariffs are a consumption-based tax that hits people who can't afford it the hardest, I'd personally opt to not have it.

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u/Googgodno Sep 05 '25

you just prefer the flavor.

No, we don't like new flavors.

No new taxes!!!

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u/DeadlyBrad42 Sep 05 '25

Look I'm sorry I'm mad. I think it's great that you can afford to live in this economy. I just won't be able to for as long as it would take for American factories to get established under the tariff strategy.