Tariffs are based because they force internal manufacturing in the long run by making foreign corporations raise prices to compensate, which will in turn encourage americans to buy things actually made in america. It absolutely will raise prices in the short term, but bringing back american manufacturing is absolutely worth it. If your country is a net consoomer of everything except the jewish scams of middle management, insurance racketeering, and poisonous food, your country is bound to collapse if it doesnt start creating actual jobs.