True. I guess I was just looking at consumers when I wrote that. The specific industries that are protected would be winners but at the expense of every citizen.
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Fewer fentanyl deaths
Deflationary rent prices
Reduced illegal immigration
And all of this continues long after tariffs end.
What are we going to make our own fentanyl now?
Just supporting your point by saying lots of people benefit from these tariffs.
There is a difference in arguing that it is good to endure the trade war when it is used as leverage to fulfill other goals and claim that this trade war will *directly* help Americans.
Trump as often claimed that protectionism would make the average American richer.