Rare Earths

 Some fifteen years ago I wrote about the risk of relying upon China for rare earths. Now we see that China in this trade war is blocking them. The problem is we have unlimited sources but they are blocked by California environmentalists. Perhaps the current Administration could nationalize these sources and manage to get the US back on track.

Fishing and Tariffs

 So what do they have in common. The fly fisher carefully selects the fly, the spot, the time of day, using a select rod, and has great skill and attention. On the other hand the fisher who wants lots and now, takes a piece of dynamite out in a boat, sets it off, gathers lots of fish. 

The Tariff issue is the same. One could look at every country, every trade, consider the positives and negatives then propose something to a Committee. Or, you could just thrown a piece of dynamite and get the answers real quick!