Is the World Entitled to the US Market?

Is the World Entitled to the US Market?

Most countries covet the American market, driven by insatiable consumerism. No country, however, is entitled to free access to another country’s market; hence, tariffs are akin to the price of admission. Trump increasing the price of admission to the world’s largest consumer market is a protectionist move that anticipates the cost of importing goods into the US will trigger the repatriation of manufacturing jobs that were lost to low-wage overse…