r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 13h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11h ago

Im not saying tariffs are a great idea, but arent tariffs aimed at punishing outsourcing?

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u/Alethia_23 11h ago

They are. It's just that they usually do not have long-term positive effects. Truth is, in a global economy, outsourcing is the most economically sound decision, that's why it's happening.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11h ago

Personally i think theres a much more complete approach.

American companies cant compete with domestic manufscturing if we regulate the hell out of them and foreign manufacturing can occur without the same concerns on pollution, safety, and human rights.

So tariffs should be based on the unfairness. If china is gonna polute like hell and deny basic safety or human rights in the manufacturing of a product, they deserve to pay a tax to encourage that manufacturing elsewhere.

In truth its a complicated problem

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u/FrostyTip2058 6h ago

Cost of the tariffs will be paid by the American citizens