> frozen pizzas the logistics chain which supplies those is run on a majority of chinese and european parts, from the factories that make them, the trucks that transport them, and the freezers in the aisle at the store you get them from. > videogames pc electronics almost all come from taiwan, japan, and korea. even if we did make them here, again, the machinery to make them and make said machinery itself is often sourced elsewhere.  most consumer goods in the us are either directly imported from foreign factories, assembled by foreign imported machines, or made from foreign raw materials. the nation may have been self sufficient in the early 20th century when life was a lot more primitive, but it is nowhere near adequate to provide for itself in the current technological age.  everything is going to become so expensive, on top of layoffs from many existing businesses dependent on imports, that countless will be unable to afford even basic commodities, and unable to find work as well. no one is going to have the capital or care to suddenly upstart manufacturing(with what resources, too?) to replace it, especially in areas that are not already rich in supply and wholly dependent on foreign imports for their current industries. basically his flat tariff plan is so retarded that it's likely to not happen at all, or only apply to a few specific things we are capable of sourcing here in abundance. in the unlikely event it does go through fully, the bottom will fall out beneath the entire nation as if a silent nuke went off everywhere.
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