Probably not a bad idea, absent a balancing negotiation
#9 | Posted by john_savage2
You're just too simple minded to know why this is a bad idea.
Let me allow Gemini explain it to you like a moron:
Conversation with Gemini:
"what would really happen if trump really did cut off trade with countries with whom we have a trade deficit? explain it to me like i'm a moron"
"A trade deficit just means we buy more stuff from a country than they buy from us. If the U.S. completely cut off trade with every country where that happens, it would mean cutting off almost all our major trading partners"including Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, Germany, and South Korea.
If that happened, four major things would go down immediately:
1. Store shelves would go empty overnight
The U.S. doesn't make everything it uses. Cutting off trade means instant shortages of:
Tech: iPhones, tvs, computer chips, and parts needed to fix appliances.
Vehicles: New cars and auto parts (meaning fixing a broken car becomes nearly impossible).
Everyday items: Clothes, shoes, furniture, and toys.
Food & Medicine: Fresh fruit in the winter, avocados, coffee, tea, and critical generic drugs.
2. Extreme inflation (Prices would skyrocket)
When stuff gets rare, it gets expensive.
Even if U.S. factories tried to step in and make these things, American labor and production cost way more.
Local factories would also run out of raw materials or imported parts, forcing them to jack up prices on domestic products.
3. American workers would lose their jobs
Trade goes both ways. If we stop buying from them, two things happen to U.S. businesses:
No parts to build stuff: An American factory that builds airplanes or tractors needs foreign parts. Without them, the factory shuts down and lays off workers.
Retaliation: Other countries will instantly ban American goods in response. U.S. farmers couldn't sell soybeans or pork overseas, leading to massive bankruptcies across rural America.
4. A global economic crash
The U.S. is the biggest buyer in the world. Pulling out of global trade would plunge the U.S."and most of the world"into an immediate, severe economic depression.
A trade deficit isn't inherently a "loss." It's like your relationship with your local grocery store: you have a massive trade deficit with them because you buy their food and they buy nothing from you. Cutting off that "deficit" means you stop getting food."
Does that make sense to you dumbass or is it too long for you to read?
#6
That's great. I hope you can stay where you are.
My advice, if your aging parents beg you to come back to the US to be closer, tell them to move to Europe.
One of the things I see a lot with USans living in Europe is aging parents wanting their kids to move back to the US.
You have your own kids you need to focus on.