Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Trump trade czar on tariffs: No country exclusions" video.

  1. I can see why tariffs are an attractive option - after all, if you're running a nearly 600 billion dollar trade deficit with the rest of the world, it's a simplistic solution to a complex "problem". I absolutely agree that tariffs need to be reciprocal, and I still don't understand why China should get to impose 75% tariffs on American goods, but America should not do the same to them. America has a trade deficit of over 350 billion dollars with China alone, and they are not operating on a level playing field. What is China going to do - refuse a trillion dollars plus worth of trade? That said, I assume there are more complicated nuances to this issue, and bigger picture stuff. I'd love to know what they are because they're not immediately apparent to me.
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  2. Why? Not being facetious, but how does forcing US manufacturers to support the US steel industry hurt US manufacturing jobs?
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