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5. Tariffs are paid by consumers, not producers. A tax on overseas production would do something

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 05:40 AM

Mar 2016

A tariff just makes shirts more expensive to people, without keeping shirt-making jobs in the US

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Let's talk about tariffs and protectionism [View all] white_wolf Mar 2016 OP

I'm not opposed to some protectionism RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #2

Some things are worth protecting. bvar22 Mar 2016 #4

Yep, and American consumers wouldn't go for it. joshcryer Mar 2016 #9

Ain't that the truth about ag Recursion Mar 2016 #10

Clamp down on the imports Cordy Mar 2016 #7

If Trump wasn't a racist bigot, he'd lose on tariffs alone. joshcryer Mar 2016 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #11