A reminder that the self-inflicted pain to the US far exceeds any pain we would inflict via counter tariffs.

We should push back, but I'd emphasize:

1) make sure they know the pain they're self inflicting.
2) non tariff (and non trade) measures
3) some smart counter tariffs are fine.
Reposted from Kimberly Clausing
In light of latest of steel/aluminum tariff threats, it's a good time to review the evidence.

This work finds job losses in metals-using sectors outweigh job gains in metal sectors ~75 to 1.

Steel Tariffs and U.S. Jobs Revisited econofact.org/steel-tariff... via @econofact.bsky.social

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