[rayiner]

It’s interesting that you don’t see the cause in your second paragraph being what leads to the effect in your first paragraph. We got Trump because of the bipartisan consensus on free trade that wouldn’t admit any sort of industrial policy.

Now that Trump has blown the Overton window open, someone should offer the alternative of smarter tariffs.

[watwut]

USA had tariffs prior. It had CHIPS act which worked. Dont blame imaginary bipartisan consensus.

[hshdhdhj4444]

Plus EV tariffs + banning of TikTok unless sold to a U.S. firm.

The Biden administration had already taken several targeted measures to defend local industry from China.

One can argue whether this was good policy or not, but it’s hilariously wrong to argue that Trump was the first person to recognize the threat of China.

In fact, Trump has been extraordinarily useful to China. One of the first steps he took in his first term was to withdraw from the TPP.

Again, one can legitimately argue whether the TPP was good or not, but the entire purpose of the TPP was to reduce dependence on and create alternatives to China, which is why the trans Pacific partnership did not include the second largest world economy despite it lying on the Pacific Ocean.

[Gareth321]

> USA had tariffs prior.

Clearly insufficient to prevent the destruction of major sectors and industries over decades. The neoliberals argued this was a normal and good thing for the country. The voters appear to disagree.

[watwut]

It is kind of impossible for 2022 legislation to prevent something that was happening decades ago. Tho, America is actually producing more then ever.

Republican voters did not cared about any of that. They wanted to own the libs, they wanted the destruction of project 2025 and wanted to harm the people they look down at. They did not wanted to work in factories, they did not want industrial policy and they do not want USA to be a tech leader anymore. Conservatives are not making economical choice, they are just throwing concerns around when they want to bear democrats. They dont care a put putcomes when Republicans rule.

You complaining that legislature from 2022 did not traveled back in time to change something in 2010 is quite on point here. This is not about strategy, law nor economics.