[another-dave]

> I expect the American feds to pursue the best interests of Americans (though these policies aren’t in those best interests

I think that's the thing — you plan in business for people to operate in _their own_ best interests. If people stop doing that & their behaviour is volatile, then you're going to put your own mid-term plans on pause until you know what's what.

> Trade deficit aside, we shouldn’t let others collect a larger % of their imports from America than we collect of our imports from them.

Is that happening, trade deficit aside, & when you factor in services as well as goods?