Tariff Tango: Kya Yeh Public Ke Liye Nuksaan Hai?
Abhi kuch dino se, tariffs ki charcha har jagah ho rahi hai, Wall Street se Washington tak. Sab soch rahe hai ki kya yeh trade barriers sahi hai ya nahin. Ab America ne Canada ke steel aur aluminium pe tariffs badhane ki dhamaki di hai, jiska asar abhi clear nahin hai.
Tariffs: Aam Aadmi Par Tax?
Ek important baat yeh hai ki yeh tariffs asal mein American public pe tax hai. Foreign countries direct paise nahin dete; American companies import karte waqt yeh tax bharti hain. Iska matlab, ultimately consumers aur companies ko yeh bharna padta hai, jo imported inputs use karte hain. Isse ghar ka budget bigadta hai, real wages kam hoti hain, aur economic growth slow ho jati hai.
Jobs Par Bhi Asar
Agar log zyada prices seh bhi le, toh bhi tariffs se American jobs kam ho sakte hain. Cost badhne se demand kam hoti hai. Kam demand se production kam hota hai, aur isse jobs bhi kam ho jaate hain. Agar dusre desh bhi retaliate karenge, toh aur dikkat ho jayegi, prices aur badhenge aur jobs aur kam ho jayenge.
Kya Manufacturing Bachegi?
Protectionism se American manufacturing bhi bach nahi payegi. Tariffs se competition kam hota hai, jisse domestic companies ko behtar products banane ki zarurat nahin rehti. 1970s aur 80s mein foreign cars pe tariffs lagane se US automakers ko innovation ki zarurat hi nahin lagi, aur Japanese companies aage nikal gaye.
History Ke Sabak
History bhi humein chetawani deti hai. 2018 mein steel aur aluminium pe tariffs lagane se producer costs aur consumer prices badhe, exports kam hue, aur kareeb 75,000 manufacturing jobs kam ho gaye. Har job bachane ke liye kareeb $650,000 ka kharcha aaya.
Trump Ke Plans Ka Asar
Abhi ke administration ke plans, jaise ki Canada aur Mexico se aane wale goods pe 25% tariff, aur China se aane wale goods pe 20% tariff, bahut zyada expensive ho sakte hain. Ek study ke hisaab se, isse har American household pe $1,200 saalana ka tax pad sakta hai. Growth 0.4% ya usse bhi zyada kam ho sakti hai. Kareeb 400,000 jobs khatre mein hain. Aur yeh toh sirf shuruwat hai, Europe se imports pe 25% tariff, aur agriculture, cars, chips, copper, lumber, pharmaceuticals pe bhi tariffs lagane ki baat chal rahi hai.
Aage Kya?
In sab ke alawa, yeh measures US ko saalon tak ke trade disputes mein phasa sakte hain, administrative costs badha sakte hain, aur global trading system ko nuksaan pahuncha sakte hain. Yeh uncertainty investment ko bhi rok degi. Aur US allies ke saath diplomatic rishte bhi kharab ho sakte hain.
Asli American Raasta
American companies ko competition se darna nahin chahiye. Successful US businesses tariffs ki wajah se successful nahin hui. Woh entrepreneurial spirit, behtar products, aur kam prices ki wajah se successful hui.
Congress aur White House ko aisi companies ko favors dene ke बजाय aisi policies banani chahiye jo investment aur growth ko badhaye, research and development ko encourage kare, skilled labor force banaye, infrastructure ko modernize kare, aur talented immigrants ko US mein kaam karne aur nayi companies shuru karne ke liye welcome kare. Yeh hai asli American way.
