Tariffs were very strong American worker wage protection, HENCE corporations hate tariffs.

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29. You might need a lifesaver jacket

to prevent you from drowning in your own B.S.

Germany, Sweden, Canada and many other developed countries follow the FDR model of promoting trade while pursuing liberal domestic policies that support unions, impose high and progressive taxes, maintain effective safety nets and have healthy middle classes.

You left one important thing out: all three of those nations assess high tariffs on cheap foreign imports.

Both Germany and Sweden impose high tariffs on incoming industrial goods, between 19-25%; neither nation has been so stupid as to allow cheap imports to flood their markets. That is why both countries still have viable middle classes -- and why the United States no longer has a viable middle class.

Canada, similarly, has maintained high tariffs on cheap Chinese imports, and is therefore in a better position economically than the USA.

Looks like those nations follow the "FDR model" of protective tariffs much more than you're willing to admit.