Trump’s tariff war on the entire world is not simply about reindustrialisation and bringing manufacturing back to the United States: it’s about swinging the bludgeon of economic collapse over the global economy as leverage to expand US tech and other monopolies. Big Tech Barons Take a look at the Forbes list of the richest individuals in the world, and the majority of the top 20 are US billionaires who made their fortunes in the tech industry.