I've already paid a rather hefty tariff on buying used Provape things that were manufactured in the US.
And yeah, I get it, I get it, no one likes to pay more for stuff, but I'm all for encouraging US based vendors. While I don't NEED another Kabuki, I will every now and then pay MORE for something if they have what I want for not a crazy amount more, simply to support a US based business that made more out of the Nautilus coil than any China manufacturer could seem to do.
I am kind of neutral on tariffs and net positive on US jobs for the future, and if the standard is "cheap" than how hard does a Chinese manufacturer have to work to make up the difference?
You get what you pay for, but if the standard is "cheap" well, you can wind up getting what you pay for. Etc.
I like a little variety obviously but I don't believe that US manufacturing should be discouraged either. There is absolutely NO reason for the income inequality in the US, however, and I most certainly agree that the ones who maybe least can "afford" the tax are the ones who often wind up paying "the tax."
But I'm not going to go "woe is me" either, nor am I ALSO going to go all tariffs are all good, or all bad. I just... am not.
China's been ah dividing and conquering the US for some time now, economically, they are SO FAR ahead in comparison to Russia as a threat to the US.
I also remember a time when there were enough living wage jobs that everything didn't have to be outsourced to children, and it was good for EVERYBODY including the living wage one household earners who supported their family and raising ones kids to adulthood wasn't an exercise in terror, uncertainty and unstable child care situations, I certainly don't much care for the modern family TODAY, and sure, women should be paid the same amount, so the dads can stay home and raise the kids if they so desire.
I mean, you should see what BENEFITS the French provide, to parents to have kids not to mention other EU countries, because like, OKAY maybe it is IN PART for the benefit of their citizenry, but like ALSO the birth rate there is SO LOW that they have to be all "free and openish" to legal immigration, merely to keep their population NUMBERS UP.
It's all well and good to go "wah" for a tax, it is ALSO well and good to remember that China is our Best Enemy and Worst Friend at times. Etc.
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