>>1488648I thought the tariffs were building up our manafacturing.
Like when Ronald Reagan put tariffs on Japanese auto vehicles, Toyota built the NUMMI plant in the United States to get around tariffs, which is why you could buy Japanese cars made in America
https://www.perc.org/1999/09/01/voluntary-export-restraints-on-automobiles/In May 1981, the Japanese government instituted Voluntary Export Restraints (VERs) limiting automobile exports to the U.S. to 1.68 million units annually to mitigate intense competition facing the struggling American "Big Three" automakers. This protectionist measure, lasting until 1994, intended to aid the U.S. auto industry, but resulted in higher prices for consumers, increased profits for Japanese manufacturers, and forced foreign investment in U.S. production facilities
