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The Trump administration isn’t poised to revive manufacturing so much as reward whatever companies and executives happen to cozy up to it and fund Republican campaigns. Life will get harder and more expensive in the process.

newrepublic.comTrump’s Tariffs Aren’t Going to Work How He Thinks They WillSupposedly, this is all going to revive domestic manufacturing. But the evidence for that is slim, and it wouldn’t happen overnight—especially not without other policies.

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Bingo!This may be another way he may think he can rake it in from businesses & corps. - like the mafia protection racquet. Whether we go into a recession or worse is not on whatever “mind” he has.As long as others suffer, he has proven he’s fine with it.”I couldn’t care less” about car price hikes.

On-shoring production will take years, and is not a guarantee of jobs, particularly low-skill manufacturing jobs lost through globalization. What does come back will be hugely automated, with the ultimate goal of eliminating human labour altogether. There is only one group that wins here.