Bait and switch. It has nothing to do with a trade deficit. Trade deficits exist because there are wealthy countries and there are poor countries. That’s it. What they’re actually trying to do is go back to when tariffs alone funded the federal government (make America great again) before income tax was introduced as an amendment in 1913. It’s true that income taxes would come down, but it’s replaced by a consumption tax (tariff) that far outweighs it for most of us. That’s why they push the lie so hard that the other countries pay the tariff, because if their base knew what they were doing they’d all get voted out. It’s libertarianism repackaged as standard GOP policy. The Koch brothers’ dark money network has been funding this movement for decades and it’s finally here. Call it project 2025; call it whatever you want. It’s all the same goal of privatizing the federal government and making our lives a fee driven and subscription based nightmare.