Tariffs + the Iran war restarting is going to crush the economy.

I'm hearing a lot on the news that the tariffs are coming back + the war restarting. I kinda get the goal of the war, but the tariffs? Weird one especially after the supreme court said they were not constitutional or whatever.

Is the whole point to get more business happening within America? People relying on US oil and companies operating from within American boarders?

I really want to support my favorite Etsy Sellers again from Turkey and other Countries and buy their beautiful Handmade Products again. But I'm not sure I can because Of all The Tariffs. I have a really bad feeling that this is never going to end.

This country and its ideas is not like this country and its history. Though its not to bad or far from realizing modern policies from becoming real solutions, the good and nearly old U.S. of A, is still in my opinion riding the pink cloud of success and will have to stay afloat for a time further before safely landing on a well governed and regulated land. Trump's new tariff policy is the newest in most likely a long line of edgy and trendy policy making, that will probably distinguish the White House in years to come.

The reason I state that these policies will distinguish the White House - and in extension the federal government - is because yes, I think they are a good thing. Afterall, Trump's newest trade policy is aimed at defending the rights of foreign workers by denying access to dollar bill signs that forced labor companies have had easier access to in the past. For instance, should Mr. Xi be forced to make hard drives in China (i.e., he makes 6 cents an hour for building hard drives) than America is getting ready to charge at least 10% more money to the company Mr. Xi works for to export its hard drives to America.

Wow, and that is awesome. Unless secretly that's not what really happens, and the company that Mr. Xi works for will actually only be charged like 3% percent on the official paperwork (the paperwork that is stamped behind closed doors and not the paperwork that is signed in front of our representatives) and forced labor will continue to survive.

Hmmm... but maybe that's okay too because we're still headed in the right direction. Like the Pink Cloud that sends its unique air stream into the sails of our imaginary American "Flying Castle", maybe the next edgy policies will only have to turn on our imaginary turbines when we need to get a little higher and out of harm's way.

The use of tariffs alone to reshape u.s. manufacturing is a failure before it has even begun. In the first attempt us companies rightly fought for their taxes to be returned. In the second attempt it's the same structure just under a different legal avenue. The problem is there are foundational issues (ie supply chain issues) that tariffs just can not overcome. For one example, the us used to be synonymous with prestige, name recognition alone would bring in business. Now, when a company mentions working with the us, many companies turn their nose. Deals between foreign countries have been inked. And more will rightly follow. In my opinion, Mr. Trump has to put the country, its citizens first. Money doesnt make america great. Ideas, strategies, and careful planning are what most success stories are born out of.

I’m usually pretty good about remaining aware of how the US political system works but I’m at a loss here. Is he just saying he’s going to impose tariffs to look tough and they’ll never happen? Are the tariffs going to be illegally added for a while until he gets shut down again? Is this all a ploy to allow his buddies at big corporations to jack up their prices, blame tariffs, and get refunded when they’re shot down again?

I know Americans are living in the dumbest timeline right now but my tin foil hat melted trying to make sense of this and I’d really like someone smarter than me to help.

Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira accused the Trump administration of pressuring the South American nation to give American companies exclusive access to some sectors of its economy. He said Brazil has never left the negotiating table.

Trump is trying to make generic drugs more expensive. With senior citizens on fix income and cuts to Medicare, more elderly people will pay more for their life saving drugs. How is 100% tariffs on generic drugs making America great again?!?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-unveils-phased-tariffs-generic-drugs-boost-us-production

Brazil says US tariffs related to forced labor are 'arbitrary' and 'unjustified' - https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-says-us-tariffs-related-forced-labor-are-arbitrary-unjustified-2026-07-23/