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Trump hasn’t ignited a trade war—the world’s been waging one against the U.S. for decades, and he’s the first to fight back.
Our so-called “partners” have gorged on our low tariffs while strangling American firms with theirs, and now they balk at fairness. Canada’s recent push to hike energy tariffs—retaliating for Trump’s demand for equal trade—exposes their contempt, not cooperation. They’d rather escalate than level the field. Trump’s reciprocal trade stance isn’t aggression; it’s defense, forcing respect where it’s long overdue. Brace for short-term bumps, but buckle up—American companies are poised for explosive global growth under his watch.
Donald Trump’s reciprocal trade policy is a bold, overdue fix to a broken global trade system that’s bled American jobs and prosperity dry. For too long, the U.S. has played the sucker—offering low tariffs and open markets while major trading partners, including allies like Canada, slap us with steep barriers and exploit our generosity. It’s time to demand true fairness: zero tariffs, equal access, and free trade for all.
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Take Canada, our neighbor and supposed friend. They hit U.S. dairy exports with tariffs up to 270%—a wall protecting their $20 billion dairy cartel—while we let their milk flow in at a measly 7.5% duty. This isn’t trade; it’s a one-way siphon. China’s worse: they impose 25% tariffs on U.S. cars, while we charge them just 2.5%. The European Union tags our machinery with duties averaging 4.2%, yet we roll out the red carpet at 2%. India slaps 50% tariffs on U.S. motorcycles; we counter with 2.4%. The pattern’s clear—America’s generosity gets punished.
Then there’s the gross abuse of trade prohibitions. Japan restricts U.S. beef with quotas and 38.5% tariffs, safeguarding their Wagyu elite while we take their exports at near-zero rates. South Korea caps American poultry imports, citing “safety,” yet floods our markets tariff-free. These nations compete with us using free trade when it suits them—enjoying low U.S. tariffs and lax restrictions—while American companies drown under their trade walls. Our steelmakers face Brazil’s 12% tariffs; theirs enter here at 0%. Our farmers watch Mexico dump subsidized produce, tariff-free, while we hit their avocados with a pitiful 2.5% if anything. The imbalance is staggering—U.S. tariffs average 3.5% globally, yet we face rates five, ten, even twenty times higher.
This isn’t just numbers; it’s survival. American manufacturers shutter plants—think Detroit’s auto ghosts—because they can’t compete with foreign goods flooding in cheap while their exports get taxed to death. Farmers lose billions; textile towns turn to rust. Meanwhile, countries like Germany rake in $60 billion surpluses with us, laughing at our “free market” naivety. The World Trade Organization’s “most favored nation” rules sound nice, but they’ve handcuffed us into accepting lopsided deals.
Trump’s reciprocal trade policy flips the script. His Reciprocal Trade Act, pushed in his first term and revived now, demands mirror-image tariffs—if they charge us 25%, we hit back with 25%. It’s not a trade war; it’s a wake-up call. We’ve tried playing nice—decades of GATT and WTO talks got us nowhere but deficits ($800 billion in 2023 alone). If Canada wants our dairy locked out, they’ll feel the same on their exports. If China wants our cars priced out, theirs will be too.
Reciprocity isn’t about protectionism; it’s about forcing fairness.
The endgame? Zero tariffs, equal access—true free trade. America isn’t begging for scraps; we’re the world’s biggest market, and we’re done subsidizing everyone else’s prosperity. Trump’s policy leverages our clout to dismantle barriers, not build them. Critics cry “escalation,” but the real escalation’s been against us for decades. Reciprocal trade isn’t a threat—it’s a necessity to save American workers, industries, and sovereignty from a rigged game. Let’s force the issue: fair trade, or no trade. Period.
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