How much will taxpayers shoulder?

[Jester]

Indeed, and that is the whole point isn't it. We can keep blaming China, but if we don't buy their stuff the people don't have to fabricate it in poor conditions.
And as the guy who buys up the stuff a junkie steals from people's houses is responsible and will go to prison when cought, the people who buy the stuff are to blame.
Our economies are (were) so good because we could get loads of useful cheap stuff from poor countries and nobody ever complained. Companies like wallmart thrive on these situations (yes owned by those god loving real americans that wont sell your album if it has a naked person on the cover).

I think I have to agree with Zenda here.
Of course I also understand that the US, just like any other country will try to do everything in its own interest, but the non-fair thing seems to pop up now because China is getting such a strong economy (10 years ago we didn't see working conditions in China as such a bad thing). In that sense the bully comparison works for me.

If your idea is that the US has to shoulder most of the blame for the situation they're in, you're right.

If your idea is that shutting down trade with China will help the Chinese, the Americans, or anyone else, you're wrong.

-Jester