So yes, I know what the end of the steel industry has meant for a lot of people's lives. And I'll be very happy for every single person around here who finds a job again if steel mills reopen.

Unfortunately, any new or reopened mills would be much more automated, so there won't be jobs like there used to be. Robots have cost a lot more manufacturing jobs than globalization. And whatever jobs there are would be dependent on those tariffs. So when a future president comes to his senses, all those steel workers who got their hopes up can look forward to being laid off again.

And again, when other industries are seriously hurt by these tariffs, the workers in those industries will not be as excited for the few Clevelanders who suddenly have jobs in the mills again.

It's not fun when the economy changes. But you can't just bring things back to where they were.

Pittsburgh is a very good example: it took time, but they eventually built a new economy that wasn't dependent on an industry of the past. Now, while Pittsburgh might not be the nicest place in the world to live, it's a hell of a lot better than Cleveland or Buffalo (or so I hear).