For the sake of argument, suppose that tariffs destroyed food supply chains and inflated prices. What vegetables could North Carolinians grow in their backyards to supplement store-bought produce? And purely hypothetically speaking, if these tariffs had a similar economic impact to the Smoot-Hawley Act, how did North Carolinians survive the first Great Depression?
And, I would add, much of that dependence needs to stop on the import side. Our food supply needs to be secure in our territory including needed fertilizers. Our pharmaceuticals definitely should be produced here, not China. Our steel and metals industry needs to be based here. Globalization and free trade would be great except our global partners have not played fairly and we still have enemies out that that wish to see us fall. The longer we wait to correct these things the more painful it will be.
That’s all well and good but you don’t say, you have 90 days to get everything up and running so we don’t have to import them. Plus, there are many, many things that cannot be duplicated in the US. Are you willing to give it all up? I’ve seen multiple interviews with entrepreneurs who have stated they would go bankrupt before they could invest the production companies to recreate what they’re already buying from somewhere else for a good price. In addition, they don’t have the skills to build those production facilities. Come on, man.
For the sake of argument, suppose that tariffs destroyed food supply chains and inflated prices. What vegetables could North Carolinians grow in their backyards to supplement store-bought produce? And purely hypothetically speaking, if these tariffs had a similar economic impact to the Smoot-Hawley Act, how did North Carolinians survive the first Great Depression?
Both are good questions!
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Wow, thank you so much for this!
And, I would add, much of that dependence needs to stop on the import side. Our food supply needs to be secure in our territory including needed fertilizers. Our pharmaceuticals definitely should be produced here, not China. Our steel and metals industry needs to be based here. Globalization and free trade would be great except our global partners have not played fairly and we still have enemies out that that wish to see us fall. The longer we wait to correct these things the more painful it will be.
That’s all well and good but you don’t say, you have 90 days to get everything up and running so we don’t have to import them. Plus, there are many, many things that cannot be duplicated in the US. Are you willing to give it all up? I’ve seen multiple interviews with entrepreneurs who have stated they would go bankrupt before they could invest the production companies to recreate what they’re already buying from somewhere else for a good price. In addition, they don’t have the skills to build those production facilities. Come on, man.