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Categories of tariff responses I've seen so far and my reactions to them:

1. Person who obviously has no idea what any of the implications are but really hates tariffs: dismissed

2. Person who obviously has no idea what any of the implications are but really loves tariffs: dismissed

3. Person who is smart and understands economics and really hates tariffs but also insists that we have to let in infinity immigrants to sustain the economy and has been consistently wrong on macro predictions over the last several years and in general has demonstrated he does not care about the things I care about: dismissed

4. Person who is smart and understands economics and really hates tariffs and generally cares about the things I care about but also has predicted the US economy is unsustainable as is, the dollar was headed for collapse anyway, and that China was inevitably going to eat our lunch: so it's a lose/lose, which then, at least we're trying something different

5. What is a tariff?: I feel you, brother

6. Person who is smart and understands economics who is open to the tariff policy but concerned the admin has not thought this all the way through and there are elements to the plan that seem half-baked and not up to meeting the particular circumstances we are currently in: Seems possible, but I'm guessing there is more to it than that.

7. Person who is smart and understands economics who is open to the tariff policy and trusts the admin is maintaining flexibility to respond to different potential outcomes from what is obviously a radical change in policy, both in the short and medium term, and understands there will be tradeoffs to this new policy that on the flip-side promote long term durability to prevent the outcome Person 4 was talking about: Ya, sounds right to me.

8. Trust the plan: Always.