Hmm. What I wrote was
I was trying to summarize the issues very succinctly in terms familiar to proponents of both sides, I wasn't trying to sway anybody. Sorry if I wrote poorly.
Personally, I don't think there are many manufacturing jobs at stake. I do worry about what happens if the dollar goes down; seems like we'd want to keep a couple local manufacturers going just in case so they could ramp up if that happens. That's relatively expensive, but it's a form of insurance, and it could be valid policy. Above my pay grade.
Should the US engage in industrial policy here to preserve American manufacturing jobs and energy independence, or let free trade reign and enjoy the low cost imports while they're there, and not worry about the trade imbalance?
And might the President want to use solar import duties as a patriotic way to gently guide the country away from wasting resources on renewable energy, and back to good old red-blooded American coal and oil?
And might the President want to use solar import duties as a patriotic way to gently guide the country away from wasting resources on renewable energy, and back to good old red-blooded American coal and oil?
Personally, I don't think there are many manufacturing jobs at stake. I do worry about what happens if the dollar goes down; seems like we'd want to keep a couple local manufacturers going just in case so they could ramp up if that happens. That's relatively expensive, but it's a form of insurance, and it could be valid policy. Above my pay grade.
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