Tariffs could mean shock therapy toward "buy local." Painful, but maybe what some folks, even on the left, wanted. Be careful what you ask for.

One potentially good thing about tariffs is that they could push local sourcing of supply chains, versus global supply chains. There are people who do complain about the so called "thousand mile salad;" food sourced from all over the world.

Locally grown produce is said to be better, though many of the folks, who celebrate local, still drink coffee; a product produced far from Bellingham, for instance.

I don't drink coffee, but I use chocolate and I do tend to eat from the thousand mile salad. In winter this area produces less variety anyway. In some areas, about all the agriculture there is would be grazing beef cattle; such as the high sagebrush deserts of Southeast Oregon.

Maybe we can adjust, however. Reduced consumption can help. I hear that the auto industry, which straddles many sides of international borders, is likely to take a hit.

This situation could result in a form of shock therapy toward re localizing of more supply chains. There are many tradeoffs in life. Be patient, hold on tight through bumpy waters and remember the Chinese proverb of blessing or curse, "may you live in interesting times."

Inflation coming again from tariffs and local sourcing. A different outcome than reducing inflation which is why so many people voted for Trump. It may, however, bring reduced consumption and localizing of supply chains.