Exactly, find a country other than Singapore find a country that DOESN'T treat us unfairly with import tariffs? WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK.
Here is the pain point on tariffs.
If you have an import tariff, you raise the cost of that good as it comes into the country. It is a tax that is paid for by all who purchase that product. And since the pressure is off domestic manufactures, there is little incentive to invest in cost saving measures or to cut prices. Finally, since the cost of goods coming in is raised and since the domestic products are not being indented to lower cost, it creates an upward pressure on inflation.
Ultimately, it is the tax paying citizen AND the industry that suffers. The citizen suffers for having to pay the tax and the industry suffers because there is no pressure to invest, research or find cost savings.
Now I will agree that there should be zero tax dollars going to help businesses move jobs offshore. That is something that should have been stopped long ago. I also believe that the US government should be buying it’s products and services from American businesses.