Mission Ready — New Training Module Release

“Understanding Tariffs, the Effective Tariff Rate, and How Policy Shapes the Economic Battlefield”

Today I’m releasing a new Mission Ready slideshow that breaks down one of the most misunderstood areas of economic policy: tariffs and their real-world impact on American workers, families, businesses, and retirees.

This presentation covers:

🔹 Why trade policy is a leadership issue

🔹 What tariffs actually do inside the economy

🔹 A 125-year historical timeline of U.S. tariff shifts

🔹 The 30-year decline of the Effective Tariff Rate (ETR)

🔹 How the 2018–2019 tariffs reversed that long trend

🔹 How rising trade costs impact wages, prices, and purchasing power

🔹 Why retirees and fixed-income households feel the greatest pressure

🔹 How businesses adapt when supply chains become more expensive

🔹 The leader’s takeaway: Economic readiness is mission readiness

If you’d like to dive deeper, the full discussion is available on the Mission Ready podcast:

🎧 Listen on Spotify:

Stay mission ready.

— Shawn Havens