[bert]

Absent the imported goods, the economy would not be functioning at all

[IronJack]

Right. Just like it wasn’t functioning before PNTR.

[central_va]

Absent the imported goods, the economy would not be functioning at all

Absent imports, either thru tariffs, embargos or quotas, the nation would be going gangbusters to build replacement manufacturing capacity and the economy would be going gang busters. What an economic idiot you are.