anon, his campaign promise was to put massive tariffs on imported goods. you are literally telling me that you voted for him hoping that he will not do the thing he promised to do, or if he does, he will do it in a more limited fashion than he promised to do it in. "i voted for him because i don't think he'll actually do the thing he promised to do." what the fuck kind of logic is that? how is anyone supposed to understand it? what are you going to do if he actually does carry through with his full promise to implement the full massive tariffs? > encourage bringing industries back here side note, this still means prices will increase.  - you can buy a shovel from china for $30 or from america for $40.   - american shovels are more expensive because labor laws require we pay/care for our workers than equivalent laws in china require pay/care for theirs.  - most consumers choose to buy chinese shovels because they're cheaper.  - a 50% tariff is put on chinese imports. you can now buy a shovel from china for $45 or from america for $40  - most consumers switch to buying american-made shovels, but they are still paying $10 more than they were before.  - if the chinese shovel corporation moves to america to get around tariffs, they have no incentive to charge much less than $40 for shovels, because while they've avoided tariffs, they also must now contend with our better labor laws  - the only way to bring shovels back down to $30 or less is to reduce the cost of producing shovels, which will necessarily require paying/caring for workers less, which means the average wages in america decrease. the shovels may be cheaper now, but workers are also earning less. there, you now know more about tariffs than donald trump and the average american.
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