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The nostalgia economy

2025/4/8
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@Noelle King : 特朗普政府的关税政策并非旨在促进美国未来产业发展,而是试图逆转经济发展,重回过去。关税政策的目标是将美国带回过去,一个以制造业为主导、社会结构稳定的时代。然而,这种怀旧情绪忽略了美国经济已经转变为服务业主导的事实。此外,关税政策在短期内不太可能增加美国的制造业,反而会造成经济不确定性,阻碍投资。虽然美国如今的物质生活水平远超20世纪50年代,但当时的经济增长和社会流动性更高,制造业繁荣时期与高婚姻率、高生育率之间存在关联。我们需要找到一种方法,在服务业主导的经济中,实现与20世纪中期经济的某些积极方面(例如经济流动性和工资增长)类似的效果,而怀旧情绪并不能指导我们实现这一目标。 @Oren Kass : 关税政策的核心在于重视制造业,认为制造业对美国经济和社会稳定至关重要,即使短期内会付出代价,但长期来看利大于弊。关税政策并非简单的怀旧,而是为了重建一个更强大的工业基础,提供更多就业机会,促进创新和国家安全。全球关税是一种更自由市场的方法,它允许市场决定哪些产品应该回流美国,最终实现贸易平衡。批评者认为关税政策会提高物价,但支持者认为,人们愿意为在美国制造的产品支付更高的价格,因为这关乎经济和社会稳定,以及对美国制造业的价值认同。

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This chapter explores President Trump's tariffs, their intended impact on manufacturing jobs, and the underlying nostalgia for a bygone era of American manufacturing. It examines the economic and social implications of this policy, questioning its feasibility and effectiveness.
  • Trump's tariffs aim to revive American manufacturing, but their broad application raises questions about their effectiveness.
  • The policy is linked to nostalgia for a past with high marriage and birth rates, and a stronger sense of community.
  • Economists question the economic rationale, suggesting it's more emotional than rational.

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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are meant to return America to a throwback economy — and culture. An economist who advises the White House makes the case for why looking to the past is the best plan for the future.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

Further reading: The powerful force behind Trump's tariffs. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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President Trump during his “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

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