Charliehall,
As the owner of a business that manufactures and imports products from China I can tell that you really get your economic new from NYT and liberal econ profs who have been wrong again and again and again i.e Paul Krugman the economic genius of the NYT when Trump became president.
However facts are stubborn things.
Personally i actually suffer from the current trade war, my prices have gone up and not all of them can be passed on to the consumer.
However the facts are that the current trade imbalance with China has contributed to vast economic devastation in the USA there are whole industries that have virtually dissipated and moved to China and along with them are entire towns that have become virtual ghost towns.
Aside from that the rampant intellectual theft by China has caused tens of billions of dollars in losses to US business.
So while i personally may be negatively affected by it, I recognize that the President must do what is best for the country as a whole.
Now granted China has not singularly destroyed all of the manufacturing sector, the unions who forced up wages and irresponsible jobs laws have contribution as well.
However the Democrats simply did not care since there base is not comprised of white people out of work.
Nor quite frankly did the country club Republicans who made their money in the finance sector which actually helped finance the current disaster,
However Trump actually ran business that built things and produced products. He saw and understood what China had done to the working class and actually has put himself at risk to fix it.
But the Dems really do not care about anyone but their base.
If they did why not pass the current trade deal with Mexico & Canada that all are in agreement is vastly better then what NAFTA and the Dems are holding up.
The answer is the Dems really care nothing for America it’s all about destroying Trump and if they need a recession to do so be it.