Canada and Mexico have retaliation options that shrink American take-home pay

Trade conflict is costly to all parties. Canadian and Mexican trade retaliation can deny tariff-related wins for American workers. Blunt retaliation could go so far as to eliminate all the take-home pay gains in 40 U.S. states and make whatever gains occur elsewhere barely noticeable. Tariff-induced higher prices are a further drag on American families. Canada and Mexico would take a strong hit from blunt retaliation, but they can use smarter approaches and demonstrate the limits of America First Trade Policy for U.S. workers.