Will tariffs be the sole contributor to inflation? Are tariffs simply another factor contributing to a recession? Are we looking at a looming deflationary recession?
Will larger corporations, promising to onshore production, going to use tariffs as an excuse to pull back on obligations or request government assistance (infusion of tax dollars)? If no assistance is provided, will those corporations then cut back on employees in an effort to maintain stock valuations? Considering that in the U.S., 10% of the population owns 90% of the stock market, will the "average" American benefit from attempts to maintain the artificially high valuations of recent years?