All the GDP growth over the last 4 years was government deficit spending. GDP is just a measure of total spending and has little to do with producing things. GDP will go down for a while as $2T+/year is removed from Government spending. Real GDP growth (or a better indicator private sector GNI) will rise eventually. Mass import tariffs are going to be disruptive but probably necessary to bring private sector growth to the USA. Things are going to get expensive but better a tax on consumption than a tax on income/production.
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