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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
I thought the tariffs were designed to narrow the trade gap with other countries? I don't see how getting the USA taxpayer to pay for more warplanes compensates in any way for China pulling out of buying civil planes from a US company.
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Narrowing the trade gap is a ruse. There are 4 goals:
1. Reciprocal tariffs, at 10%
2. Removal of non-tariff trade barriers
3. Restore a level of US manufacturing for critical goods for national security
4. Decouple from China
Once that is understood, the news makes a lot more sense.