tariffs

Regardless of the wisdom of the Trump tariffs, the Administration’s actions seem motivated by a genuine desire to return manufacturing to the United States.  This is a laudable goal and one that NAATBatt fully supports. But in trying to return manufacturing to the United States through tariffs, the Administration may be confusing a symptom with the disease.  The disease is not a lack of manufacturing in the United States.  The disease is that the United States is underinvesting in manufacturing infrastructure.  That underinvestment has led to the symptom of a declining manufacturing sector in general and to the lack of advanced [...]