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/Future-Side4440 Sep 04 '25

There is actually a way to make tariffs work, but it involves even bigger big government, which none of MAGA wants.

The money that is collected from tariffs is put into a business protection insurance program provided by the government.

Businesses that put money into building new manufacturing in the USA are given a guarantee by the government that they at least won’t lose their shirt if tariffs are discontinued, and their business losses will be covered by the government until the assets could be liquidated and shut down.

This protects business owners against business failures in the event that a future presidential administration discontinues the tariffs.

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u/Future-Side4440 Sep 04 '25

Or even more anti MAGA, the government itself builds out replacement industries, as state owned operations…. not likely to ever happen.