It seem I remember the Reagan Era tariffs, and it caused pain early on, but the next thing you know... All kinds of industry from all over the world moved to America, particularly the American South... And we still have those jobs.

Am I remembering that correctly?

Yes you are. Same plan here.

Reagan had a totally different view on tariffs than trump does

Ronald Reagan: "We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag."

Explain please. I like reading long articles.

Ronald Reagan: "We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag."


Pretty much sums it up I think

? Was that a short enough explanation?

None of these countries are our friends, that's the problem.

Here's a great explanation of Reagan's tariffs . He targeted them , mostly on Jap autos and semiconductors .

https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/27/news/economy/donald-trump-ronald-reagan-trade-japan/index.html