re: Pick an answer: Tariffs ____

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And its already working

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Yep

Countries starting to pull tariffs. It's almost as if Trump knows what he's doing

Definitely D and I think if everyone would get behind his tactics we will achieve fairness in regard to trade like no one has ever seen.
If the stupid Democrats would just get out of his way, we'd all be better off!

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E) are taxes

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This is the correct answer. Most people would never try to simplify that argument down to "are taxes bad or good", yet they try to when you use a particular method of taxation.

Taxes can be used to influence behavior, produce revenue, punish certain industries; they can be used for all sorts of things. Some good, some bad. It's not the tax, it's:
- what are you trying to accomplish with it
- does it do that
- do the benefits outweigh the damage?

E. Tariffs hurt domestic consumers and benefit domestic producers. Pick which one you would like to prioritize and chose accordingly.

Proponents of tariffs don't understand enough about them to understand that they aren't going to get more American jobs and greater national security AND countries caving and dropping their tariffs. It's one or the other.

If the goal is free trade, then countries dropping their tariffs and caving is victory.

If the goal is more American jobs and greater national security, it's defeat.

It's also Globalism. It's basically NAFTA over the whole globe.

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It's one or the other.

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Good luck with that message getting through.

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Good luck with that message getting through.

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Yeah, I know.

But if I'm going to post anything, it might as well be this, and I'm not quite ready to go to the gym this morning, so...

E. Set the new floor for the price of goods.

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Can we get some math on how much more we are gonna pay in taxes due to the evil tariffs

Just because you keep repeating the same line of bullshite doesnt make it true

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I didn't say that.

Where did I say that on this thread?

You must be confused (I know that must happen to you frequently) and think you are responding to someone else.

if not and you're just lying, then you're right, me saying something doesn't make it true.

The fact that it is simple common sense makes it true.

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So you want Madagascar charging us 47% but it's unfair to charge them anything ?

How about China 37% - Think of the money Walmart pays in Tariffs

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I didn't say it was bad to want free trade.

I want free trade myself. Everybody dropping the tariffs is the best outcome possible and the only valid reason for this tariff gambit. I'm happy if that happens.

But I'm also not obsessed with "Bringing American manufacturing jobs back," I roll my eyes every time someone here posts "Globalism" and then spits through forked fingers, and I believe that there are better was to ensure national security than using tariffs.

if you agree with the above then there is no reason to apologize for being happy that other countries are dropping their tariffs. No sarcasm, straight up.

If you don't believe in that paragraph above, then you are cheering for what you claim to abhor, because countries dropping tariffs will not bring back any manufacturing, ensure any national security, and it is extending NAFTA globally. It is literally Globalism.

So if you, like me, think all of the conspiracy nonsense about "Globalism" is silly, cheer away. If not, though, you should realize what you're cheering for.