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:Maybe reciprocal tariffs involves some short-term pain to get long-term benefits. The Chinese have a very low birthrate so the USA has to make a transition over time as far as not counting on the Chinese to manufacture things. Next, there is a danger of Trump using a tariff sledgehammer against China and there not being enough manufacturing capacity to replace them should their economy be badly damaged. China already has big economic problems so taking more pieces out of their Jenga economy could have some unintended consequences that are deleterious to the USA. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 09:58, March 8, 2025 (EST)
:Maybe reciprocal tariffs involves some short-term pain to get long-term benefits. The Chinese have a very low birthrate so the USA has to make a transition over time as far as not counting on the Chinese to manufacture things. Next, there is a danger of Trump using a tariff sledgehammer against China and there not being enough manufacturing capacity to replace them should their economy be badly damaged. China already has big economic problems so taking more pieces out of their Jenga economy could have some unintended consequences that are deleterious to the USA. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 09:58, March 8, 2025 (EST)
::Conservative, That is Trump's argument, about the long-term.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 14:24, March 8, 2025 (EST)
:::Dianne3000, I just did the math. There is a trade deficit of $984 billion per annum for the USA. There are about 325 million Americans. So that is about $2,000 a year per American as far as the trade deficit. The USA has 4 times the labor productivity of China over all. A study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that manufacturing workers earn 13% more in hourly compensation than comparable workers in the rest of the private sector.[https://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+do+manufacturing+jobs+pay+compared+to+service+jobs&oq=how+much+do+manufacturing+jobs+pay+compared+to+service+jobs&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhA0gEJMjE5OTlqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] And then there is the labor rates of the various countries and the different specializations.
:::It's a complex issue. But at the end of the day, the USA should improve its educational system so people are better prepared. Also, there is a big housing shortage and there appears to be a shortage of tradesmen, but how much of the housing shortage will be fixed via deportations and the baby boomers dying off, I don't know. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 15:09, March 8, 2025 (EST)