Uh... Nothing theoretical about it. That will really happen. It happened in the past when tariffs were placed on Japanese automobiles coming in to this country. It didn’t stop them, and it just made cars more expensive.
How much simpler do I have to make it? US products, due to EPA BULLCRAP, now often have many critical parts that simply cannot be legally made here!!!!! You pass that tariff, you make all those US products 100% more expensive!
What’s not to understand?
Enough talk.
Import tariffs. Now.
I have a theoretical for you:
Our trading “partners” (enemies waging war against America by other means) are keenly aware of what happens in America. Our society is quite open, so political trends here are understood around the globe.
If Americans begin actually to support import tariffs, those so called “partners” will see that, and realize their free lunch is about to end - and take real moves to head off support for tariffs when but only when forced this way.
Preemptively, offering concessions. It is an integral part of all successful negotiations - one must be willing to walk away. In fact, often the best deal will only be reached when literally, walking away.
Not only are we not negotiating this way - we are not even trying. We are simply being meek, and giving our country away. WTF?
As things are now we are simply surrendering, and our adversaries (yes, that’s what we’re dealing with) have absolutely zero incentive to stop plundering our economy.
America is rapidly heading for collapse. Right in front of our eyes. This is not a game.