The US is in the right here, though I think the implementation was done poorly. It should have been a gradual increase in tariffs to allow industry time to adapt. We basically protected ourselves against shortages of critical materials by smashing the supply chain with a sledgehammer.
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The US is in the right here, though I think the implementation was done poorly. It should have been a gradual increase in tariffs to allow industry time to adapt. We basically protected ourselves against shortages of critical materials by smashing the supply chain with a sledgehammer.