We really can’t. Just like everyone else, we are dependent on the raw materials, and many advanced ones, that some countries have and make that we don’t. Like it or not, ours is just a part of a global economy and becoming independent of it won’t...
Does the imposition of higher tariffs on goods from China mean that red baseball hats with garish logos, cheap guitars, and $59 Bibles are going to cost more, or has there been a special carve-out to protect those precious commodities?
Everyone would prosper from that. Whoever provides a product for the least expensive price naturally attracts the most business. If your country doesn't have the necessary climate to grow bananas or coffee beans, you have to buy those things...