I'm no expert, either. I have been relatively quiet about the tariff issue because truthfully, I don't know where this is going. Opinions are so varied, it's hard to draw a bead on what to honestly expect. Democrats have done a good job pointing out the chaos that has resulted from all this, but where they have failed is in demonstrating how the chaos is worse than the certain doom we are currently looking down the barrel of. The trade imbalances might sound like hyperbole to you, but looking at the numbers, I can't help but think they have a point, regardless of who is talking about it. Then add to that to our existing debt and we aren't just standing on the precipice of the cliff's edge, we are leaning into the wind.
Some have insinuated that Congress can use their "scalpel" to fix the issue, but this assertion is laugh-out-loud ridiculous. I wouldn't trust those clowns with pre-school safety scissors, much less a scalpel. How long has it been since we've seen a congress that was even competent enough to be successful with something like this? That's not even taking into account their grift and complete lack of ethics (or their inability to cross the aisle and work together.)
I'm certainly not going to sit here and proclaim that Trump is doing the right thing, but one thing I think I can state conclusively is that if something didn't change, the system was absolutely going to collapse. The whole thing does feel like a wager, that's for sure. I just hope lady luck is on our side for this one.
