Tariffs are only beneficial if they're in place long enough and stable enough to build up industry, otherwise the consumer is just getting indirectly taxed for things that have no domestic alternative
For certain things, absolutely. But for most products, it isn't like there are absolutely no American options, they are just being undercut by cheap foreign shit. But I definitely agree that the lion's share of benefit from tariffs are mid to long term, and I think it is unlikely much of that benefit would be realized before someone comes along and undoes them.
Tariffs are only beneficial if they're in place long enough and stable enough to build up industry, otherwise the consumer is just getting indirectly taxed for things that have no domestic alternative
For certain things, absolutely. But for most products, it isn't like there are absolutely no American options, they are just being undercut by cheap foreign shit. But I definitely agree that the lion's share of benefit from tariffs are mid to long term, and I think it is unlikely much of that benefit would be realized before someone comes along and undoes them.