He also put a tariff on lumber out of Canada. US producers merely raised their prices to match or almost match the taxed Canadian products. It was stupid, as are most tariffs. The Canadian lumber and the US varied widely in quality.
The Harley one was really stupid. At the time, the Japanese had nothing that really was in the Harley market. Harley too raised their prices when the tariff was in place. Now Harley people will pay most anything for a Harley and the associated paraphernalia. I tell my homeschooler that the path to wealth is to come up with something that every Harley rider has to have.
Your plan is a good one.
But selling a 30 cent coffee for 3 bucks is way more profitable.
Aim for Starbux, not Harley.
“The Canadian lumber and the US varied widely in quality.”
Really? Explain to everyone how a rough cut Canadian white pine 5/4 board differed in quality from a rough cut American white pine 5/4 board.
Crabs?
Only fringe kooks still support SHAFTA and free trade after 30 years of this economic destruction. Thank God Free Traitors™ are a small fringe element in politics. Powerful yes but small in numbers. Minute.