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B Calm

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6. I'm for FAIR trade. If it costs a manufacturer $1.00 in labor cost to make a product here and

Reply to white_wolf (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 05:48 AM

Mar 2016

the company moves off shore where they can make the same product for 50 cents. Then by god there ought to be a fifty cent tariff if they want to sell it here!

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

Not much support among economists or people who DON'T believe in Nationalism, America First, Hoyt Mar 2016 #1

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

IF they could ever get the balls to enforce the trade provisions we have, and IF silvershadow Mar 2016 #3

Some things are worth protecting. bvar22 Mar 2016 #4

Tariffs are paid by consumers, not producers. A tax on overseas production would do something Recursion Mar 2016 #5

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

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

I'm for FAIR trade. If it costs a manufacturer $1.00 in labor cost to make a product here and B Calm Mar 2016 #6

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

Tariffs and protectionism were popular under Coolidge and Hoover, not with FDR. pampango Mar 2016 #12