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Why Tariffs Are Good

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Lind argues for the strategic use of tariffs in international trade, particularly in response to China's economic power. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpJoe BidenChinaTariffsManufacturingGlobal EconomyIndustrializationTrade PolicyEconomic StrategyProtectionism

Places mentioned

China
"Donald Trump is backand so is the tariff."
Mexico
"In a televised debate about NAFTA on Nov. 9, 1993, between Perot and Vice President Al Gore, Perot suggested quite reasonably that a social tariff on imports from Mexico could reduce the unfair advantage that Mexico gained from unfair labor costs."
India
"In 2023 China produced roughly half of the worlds crude steel."
Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea
"Most of the goods shipped across the oceans to and from the U.S. are in ships built in China (51%), South Korea (28%), or Japan (15%)."
Tokyo, Japan
"Most of the goods shipped across the oceans to and from the U.S. are in ships built in China (51%), South Korea (28%), or Japan (15%)."

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