re: Do you think it is fair that Chinese automakers can use Mexico to ship cars tax free?

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In fact noted conservatives would rather a 23% consumer tax in lieu of income taxes and they call it the Fair Tax.

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Yes, because it's not selective. It doesn't give DC the power to do their little social engineering projects, give some consumers breaks while punishing others, reward selected industries while throwing the others to the wolves.

Tariffs are not universal, they're selected by the people in DC that you claim not to trust. They're tailor-made to give DC more power.