Tariffs distort market signals and function similarly to subsidies. They make goods or resources that were previously unprofitable to produce locally seem viable. However, this isn't a true gain in efficiency through innovation or technology. It’s an artificial shift driven by state intervention.

When we imported goods from countries that were more efficient at producing them, we could allocate our own limited resources to areas where we held a comparative advantage. State intervention in the market disrupts this natural flow and leads to capital misallocation, hindering true economic progress.

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I get what you’re saying. You may be right, I’m just a pleb. For devils advocate sake tho, now that car is made here by an American citizen with American steel that benefits both that guy and the guys that made the steel. The purchase price would be higher but that money would filter more through our economy instead of say china. I’m pulling this out of my ass too, most likely just like the politicians are as well. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. We are the experiment and have been for some time.