The Wall Street Journal Says a Trade War Would “hit blue-collar workers”

As is often the case, top-down government solutions often spawn problems for the very people they are attempting to help. The most recent example of this can be found in policies that could instigate a trade war with China.

In an attempt to restore manufacturing jobs in the United States, it’s been suggested that America set up more trade barriers with China, but these policies could prove economically devastating, particularly for blue-collar workers.

The Wall Street Journal runs through some of the disastrous effects in this video