Boy, I hope President Trump doesn't charge tariffs on Chinese products to the U.S.  That may cause China to retaliate.  The Chinese may start charging tariffs on U.S. goods.  That seems to be the storyline we are getting – not everywhere, but in most of the press overall.  It's as if China weren't already charging tariffs on a wide range of products.  The way the media report Trump's trade policy is to suggest that he is stupid and is going to destroy the economy if he imposes mirror tariffs on Chinese goods.  Yet at the same time, many suggest that existing policies are great. It would be helpful if news organizations listed some existing tariffs on U.S. products being exported to China.  I looked up cars, car parts, computers, and grains, and they all have significant tariffs or taxes already.  (Nothing I looked up did not have a tariff or tax.) Here is what...(Read Full Post)