One of the reasons why tariffs have historically failed to “bring back” jobs to an already wealthy country like the United States is twofold. Let’s say you “succeed” and make it so expensive to import into your country, that you can only viably produce it domestically. 1) Who the hell is going to buy your crap? People couldn’t afford your stuff because you’re too expensive to begin with. And now, since countries retaliated, you are even more expensive as an exporter. 2) Your domestic economy gets crushed by inflation. $2 Chinese t shirts are now $20 Wisconsin t shirts. Domestic consumers cannot afford it either. So no job growth. History warns us.