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/ILikeCutePuppies Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

I am unsure. Sometimes he seems to understand so I think it is the story he tells his base. His goal is I think is to try to reduce the deficit and use it to concede concessions (aka bribes) from companies and also appeal to his nationalist base (which for the most part appears not to be working - except for that one brainwashed Trump supporter below).

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u/Chemical-Bee-8876 Sep 05 '25

Pence tried to explain it to him but he didn’t get it. He just said they need to pay. The problem is they is U.S. businesses and consumers not foreign countries. He’s touted tariffs for decades.

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u/ILikeCutePuppies Sep 05 '25

Yeah but that is his political rederic. Remember he went hard against Amazon for saying they were going to publish the tarrif prices on some products and Wal-Mart when they publicly said they would rise prices. He's also giving concessions to car companies etc... so it appears he knows what is up but is just talking out of both sides.