That is exactly what Trump is doing ... The goal of Tarrifs are simple 1) Lead world towards no government intervention in Trade. 2) Open unfettered access to Americal businesses (big or small) across the globe 3) Put a minimum Tarrifs on countries that exploit labor to produce cheapo goods .. These nations have no laws of their own and they allow American corps (read Apple and Nike) to exploit their labor .. Which in turn undermines American Manufacturing . 4) Push nations to stop wars (eg India supporting Russia) .. Time and again we have seen , Sanctions don't wok .. Tarrifs do And here is another fact - Only TRUMP can do it ..