The humble stamp.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepar ... usa-cheap/
I can buy a magnifying glass from China for $1.27. That includes Ebay fees, Paypal fees, the item, the battery (it has lights), packaging and postage from CHINA to my mailbox! If I shipped that from Houston, Texas to Austin, Texas (only 240 miles away) just the shipping would be $2.86. Yep, much more than the shipping cost from Beijing to Houston.
So instead of fighting a tariff war...how about raising postage rates China pays the US Postal Service to the same level that I pay?
1) Instead of loosing millions the post office would be earning money
2) The postal union pensions could be funded
3) A reduction in Chinese imports into the US would reduce the trade deficit.
4) Less wear and tear on postal equipment and the city roads.
5) Some jobs might even come back
And guess what...we didn't raise tariffs on a foreign country. Also, it only hurts Americans that buy foreign goods.
Currently, I couldn't purchase that magnifying glass and resell it on Ebay without taking a loss.
My 2 cent stamp,
HitRed
In April 2018, the trade surplus of China had amounted to about 28.78 billion U.S. dollars.