Back to China and the effects of the tariffs ... expect shortages within a month that will make COVID seem like a picnic. The ports on the West Coast are empty. Shipping from China takes 6 weeks to arrive. Everything stopped after April 10th.
This whole thing was such a foolish and idiotic plan. China is suffering. We are on the verge of MASSIVE suffering. Chinese factories are closing and going bankrupt. Even if the tariffs were reversed today, it would take a year or more to reverse the damage done. We do not have the infrastructure, trained people, or supply chains to manufacture what we need for a decade.
This should have been done gradually in targeted industries with patience. It took 30 years to destroy our manufacturing base. It won't come back overnight. Trump screwed up bad because he is a loud mouth impetuous fool.
Here is what will happen next. When all else fails, they take you to war. War is the way they reset the system. That is next.
This whole thing was such a foolish and idiotic plan. China is suffering. We are on the verge of MASSIVE suffering. Chinese factories are closing and going bankrupt. Even if the tariffs were reversed today, it would take a year or more to reverse the damage done. We do not have the infrastructure, trained people, or supply chains to manufacture what we need for a decade.
This should have been done gradually in targeted industries with patience. It took 30 years to destroy our manufacturing base. It won't come back overnight. Trump screwed up bad because he is a loud mouth impetuous fool.
Here is what will happen next. When all else fails, they take you to war. War is the way they reset the system. That is next.