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Tariffs are bad--I hope Trump really is a free trader and all tariffs disappear
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:51 am
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:51 am
We all pay for tariffs. The reality is that tariffs hurt more businesses than they help over the long run. The Trump administration seems to be saying they are starting this trade war with a goal of reducing tariffs. I hope that is true.
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:53 am to I B Freeman
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We all pay for tariffs.
Yes, the same as consumers pay for minimum wages.
I too hope that this is a temporary tactic to achieve a better long-term goal.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:53 am to I B Freeman
quote:That would be the only way I see it turning out as a positive.
The Trump administration seems to be saying they are starting this trade war with a goal of reducing tariffs. I hope that is true.
But it just seems like a terrible strategy if everybody knows it’s the strategy.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:55 am to TrueTiger
quote:Which is why Bernie Sanders is at least consistent with his asinine and terrible economic policy views and supports both.
Yes, the same as consumers pay for minimum wages.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:58 am to buckeye_vol
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That would be the only way I see it turning out as a positive. But it just seems like a terrible strategy if everybody knows it’s the strategy.
Well he declared it at g7 so everyone should
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:59 am to Turbeauxdog
If Trump is really a free trader he has a funny way of showing it.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:00 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Shut up Ralph, nobody cares
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:02 pm to I B Freeman
I agree but other countries imposing tariffs on US goods and the US taking it doesn’t equal free trade.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:05 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Shut up Ralph, nobody cares
Yea Ralph. shut that pie hole.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:05 pm to Turbeauxdog
quote:OK? I just said everybody knows.
Well he declared it at g7 so everyone should
But my point is that if the strategy is to institute bad policies with negative effects, with the hope that it will only be a temporary sacrifice, then letting everybody know that seems like it would give everybody else incentive to holdout longer than they would if they didn’t know the strategy.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:06 pm to I B Freeman
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Tariffs are bad, mmmkay.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:08 pm to TrueTiger
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quote:We all pay for tariffs. Yes, the same as consumers pay for minimum wages. I too hope that this is a temporary tactic to achieve a better long-term goal.
I think this is the case. Trump is making an issue out of the trade disparity by using tariffs as a negotiating tool to level the playing field.
This post was edited on 7/7/18 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:10 pm to I B Freeman
The only thing that i envy chinese is that their people are much more patriotic. They are willing to put up with some hardship for the sake of their country, unlike the pussies like the OP.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:10 pm to I B Freeman
Andrew Jackson did it already. Campaigned for higher tariffs, in the end he was the most free trade president we’d ever had.
Come to think of it, andrew Jackson did a lot of the same things as trump.
Come to think of it, andrew Jackson did a lot of the same things as trump.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:11 pm to I B Freeman
I don’t think they’re bad. People shouldn’t be buying unamerican products anyway
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:12 pm to I B Freeman
Trump has stated NUMEROUS times that he's for no tariffs and no barriers when it comes to trade. The problem is that our trading partners do not believe the same thing.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:13 pm to skullhawk
quote:Because they are policies of weaker and inferior nations, benefiting a few and harming the majority, while our policies have been to the benefit of the majority while a few may struggle.
I agree but other countries imposing tariffs on US goods
We don’t have 4% of the world population but 24% of the world’s GDP and 35% is the world’s stock market capitalization for no reason. Companies want our business, domestic and international.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:14 pm to buckeye_vol
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Because they are policies of weaker and inferior nations, benefiting a few and harming the majority, while our policies have been to the benefit of the majority while a few may struggle.
Yeah China is struggling, gone from shithole to 2nd largest economy in how many years?
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:16 pm to bamarep
quote:And that is THEIR problem. THEIR policies largely harm THEIR citizens. So then they want to buy our superior products and invest in our superior companies.
The problem is that our trading partners do not believe the same thing.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 12:16 pm to I B Freeman
I believe that the President has said he would prefer elimination of all tariffs. Strong open competition among nations and companies will showcase the strengths of America's freedoms. Picking winners and losers through things like tariffs is not good for liberty and prosperity.
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