We Are in a Trade War … With Ourselves

The Trump administration's recent decision to impose new tariffs (border taxes) on selected products has stirred up talk of a trade war. The announcements of border taxes reaching 20 percent to 50 percent on imported washing machines, and 30 percent on imported solar panels, is cause for alarm. Even Chinese business titan Jack Ma is scared. It is a trade war, but not with China. It is a war with ourselves.