mindsets<p>I wonder if I'm missing something, here.</p><p>If tariffs put the brakes on global trade, resulting in inefficient markets with reduced sales and less transport of goods, isn't that a favorable outcome? An outcome that better avoids pollution and other unjust external costs?</p><p>In the long run, of course, such costs are best addressed by tough environmental, labor, and safety regulations. Yet aren't Mr. Trump's tariff games a suitable temporary remedy? In light of how hard it is to get nations to fully implement tough regulations—?</p><p>Regardless of Mr. Trump maybe neither wanting it nor considering it, market contractions always decrease externalities, right? If so, then by blocking commerce, Mr. Trump necessarily would block external harms too. Which have kind of been out of control for a long time.</p><p>Unfettered trade and consumerism are bad. And tariffs prevent unfettered trade and consumerism, however clumsily and impermanently. Heh. Likewise, I imagine Mother Nature is elated whenever we humans propose or engage in trade wars. ☺️</p><p>Therefore, I don't think I'll be complaining about any current tariff fiascos (cf. the article provided below) since a depression is not imminent, as of now; and slowing down our global economy would likely improve our world overall.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/externalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>externalities</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/holism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holism</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/sacrifice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sacrifice</span></a></p><p><a href="https://reason.com/2025/04/24/over-1500-economists-agree-trumps-tariffs-are-terrible/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reason.com/2025/04/24/over-150</span><span class="invisible">0-economists-agree-trumps-tariffs-are-terrible/</span></a></p>