Victor Davis Hanson: 10 Trump tariffs, none of his critics want to answer

Here are ten introductory questions that are not asked – but they should be.

1. President Trump is called the “Trade War”

Many call for the American effort to obtain equal customs tariffs or a decrease in the trade deficit of approximately trillion dollars and 50 years of successive trade deficit.

But then they call the policies of the last century by Europe, Asia, China And others to ensure unequal tariff, restrictions on health and security, and major surpluses?

Commercial peace? Commercial fairness?

2. Do countries prefer surplus or deficit?

Why do most countries prefer commercial surpluses and preventive definitions?

Is Europe, Asia, China and others stupid? Are they suicide in continuing their trade surpluses, preventive or non -symmetrical definitions?

Is the United States uniquely great in maintaining half a century of cumulative trade deficit?

Does the Americans alone discover annual benefits of $ 1 trillion? trade deficit And small or unusual definitions?

Why does the commercial partners in America not prefer the deficit like us – given that we are supposed to believe that they are either beneficial or perhaps unrealistic?

3. Does our commercial partners prefer to trade places with us?

Does our commercial partners prefer obtaining the benefits of America for a $ 1 trillion trade deficit?

Will the United States suffer after that, as it does by increasing annual surpluses of $ 200 billion?

4. What if wages rise at the stock market rate?

What will now be the reaction of the stock market if wages have increased over the past decade at the rate of stocks – and shares at the rate of wages?

5. Does panic in Wall Street depend on what might happen – or on what is happening?

Is the collapse of Wall Street fear of what may happen in the future? Or is it useful to interact with the latest job report in the march that there were 93,000 jobs created more than expected?

Was Wall Street to be based on reports of low oil prices?

Did anger arose on Inflation report March That the annual inflation rate decreased to 2.6 % per year?

6. Is the frenzy caused by the Economic schedule Trump?

Is Wall Street concern about that? Donald Trump The imminent tax discounts, more standard cancellation, greater budget discounts, and continuous efforts to eliminate the budget deficit and reduce national debt. Will you stop economic growth?

7. What about North American neighbors?

If the United States is running a $ 63 billion commercial surplus with Canada, refusing to meet NATO’s requirements to spend 2 % of GDP on defense, and instead, only 1.37 % spent, will Canada become anxious?

If Mexico is running a $ 171 billion commercial deficit with the United States, if the Americans in Mexico send more than 60 billion dollars annually from Mexico For the United States, and if American drug dealers get $ 20 billion by selling Fntanil and Afuns to Mexico, will Mexico angered?

8. Is Trump’s agenda bad economic news?

Is the current panic about the definitions of Trump’s other policies?

Is the sudden end of 10,000 illegal posts bothering Wall Street?

Was the media angry that the Red Sea suddenly is suddenly again, because the Houthis in Yemen reduce their attacks?

Is anger due to targeting nearly $ 200 billion of budget cuts or plans to shave $ 500 billion in the annual budget?

Is the puzzle arises because Trump punishes Iran, supports Israel in an unrecognized way Ukraine war?

9. Was Biden’s record the best?

Should Trump try to match the addition of former President Joe Biden, who is 7 trillion dollars to national debt?

Should it be to allow 12 million illegal foreigners in the country?

It was 2021 Afghanistan Pulling a good model?

Does Wall Street feel anxious that Trump may copy Biden is a new green dealGenerate his electric car and more green regulations?

10. Why negotiations and why now?

Why do 70 countries now want to negotiate the customs tariff with America, either to zero or similarly at the same rate of our price?

Is this a good thing? If so, why does our commercial partners not want to reduce commercial barriers early?

Have they suddenly and spontaneously decided that they were acting unfairly, and on them, they now want to amend?

What next?

If there is soon there is a rush from the nations to cut a deal with the United States so that it is not left American marketWill you follow another Wall Street cramp – not for sale, but instead to buy stocks at a deal prices?