Trade War
Trump is
giddy on a power rush through starting a global tariff war he feels is easy to
win. China, he feels is victimizing the
American market and equilibrium must be re-established. But before we blame China, point fingers, or
buy more of Trump’s fake news, we should recognize that China did not steal
jobs and clandestinely move American manufacturing to Asian shores. Greedy American CEO’s, Boards and Companies
made conscious, short term profit motivated decisions to off-shore production
away from American sources. America and
others gave China the ability to be the factory of the world and to manufacture
on a global scale, so we, as consumers, could buy cheap in North America. When Trump finds this reality inconvenient it
is easier to accuse then to rationally resolve and look at the greedy
domestically based profit motive that created the mess in the first place. The Chinese are only guilty of being eager recepients.
Marty Rempel
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