I alluded to this last week [0]. Twist Iowa [1], Montana [2], and the Dakotas [3] balls enough and you can negotiate a deal.

In the scale of things, HNers complaining about H1Bs and offshoring don't matter (which itself is out of scope for a goods tariff). Who're you going to vote for anyhow.

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46799874

[1] - https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-09-07/gov-reyno...

[2] - https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/01/20/daines-travels-to-i...

[3] - https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cramer-dai...