Agreed, but I would have them start at the failed trade policys of the last 40 years. Why punish any American worker for bad Government policies or the greed of the wealthiest individuals in America, the Elite.
If our Government subjected our industries to unfair trade pressure because they had globalism in mind and not America or the American worker then why should we accept the loss? How about the Government sending Japan a reparations bill for every car they sold under antagonistic trade terms during the last 30 years?
Bet that would save a few US jobs?
Why are we the workers paying the cost for everything? Eventually we have to say no more! No more jobs going overseas, no more tax credits for US companies who send jobs offshore, no more layoffs, less imports instead! We could fix GM, Ford and Chrysler and get them back hiring if we level the playing field or maybe we might even have to tilt the field our way for a while.
You do not want to see what a US that does not even build its own cars looks like. Would you rather see Japan slapped with a VERY deserved tarrif or 1 million American elderly retirees lose the retirement they worked for, were promised and count on?