The problem is that we are not ready for a global trade slow down. We need years to build more factories and a labor force. We're bargaining from a position of weakness in most cases.
Nobody is going to build those factories without an upset.
Everyone's been saying for years, maybe decades, in the US and Europe, that we need production capabilities. Yet nobody ever did anything because nobody wanted to rock the boat or risk anything.
The problem is that we are not ready for a global trade slow down. We need years to build more factories and a labor force. We're bargaining from a position of weakness in most cases.
Nobody is going to build those factories without an upset.
Everyone's been saying for years, maybe decades, in the US and Europe, that we need production capabilities. Yet nobody ever did anything because nobody wanted to rock the boat or risk anything.
I doubt they will be built now, either. There is too much uncertainty.
We'll see when the dust settles. All this current hysteria is meaningless until they've come to an agreement.