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safeinOhio

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5. The first 100 years of this country

Reply to Ron Green (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 12:06 PM

Feb 2012

there was no income tax. There was a 7 to 15 percent tariff on every thing imported into the US and we had, pretty much, full employment. The Founding Fathers had it right.

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TARIFF Remember that word? TARIFF shout it loud & proud TARIFF [View all] Boxerfan Feb 2012 OP

You really think the average American wouldn't scream bloody murder if prices go up due to the Govt? dkf Feb 2012 #1

Yes there would be-and we would get by Boxerfan Feb 2012 #3

But for faddish type products we don't want it to last really long. dkf Feb 2012 #8

Problem is once the market is cornered the importer can charge anything they want anyway NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #6

Absolutely. This country was not built on religious freedom Ron Green Feb 2012 #2

The first 100 years of this country safeinOhio Feb 2012 #5

K&R bahrbearian Feb 2012 #4

Its common knowledge that Hoover's Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act accelerated the depression bhikkhu Feb 2012 #7