this is a bad idea. i can understand wanting to send a message, but tariffs aren't the tool for that. the current dynamic works because their economies are much smaller, and we can fine-tune things by negotiating with each country to get it to lower trade barriers.  raising tariffs will come with one of two main outcomes.  > raise tariffs, no change in spending habit, consumer foots the bill > raise tariffs, see changes in spending habits, mncs weigh the costs and benefit of relocating to...a completely different country.  if you raise prohibitive tariffs on all of the others, you just cuck your own consumers out of goods they wanted to buy and funded the development of infrastructure for, and then just sit outside the new trade network because you're isolating yourself from it.  because our currency is naturally strong, we're the party most likely to continue importing through tariffs. other countries, not so. if a trade war happens, we lose clients and the ability to scale our industries while blocking our own inputs and foreign specialties. we lose because we're positioned as ultimate customers, not as balanced exporters.
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