re: The trade showdown with China is at it's heart a national security issue.

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if China continues to move toward capitalism

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who told you this is happening?

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The talk that China’s rise means our decline is just crazy talk

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so you don't think it's a zero sum game. i'm listening

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I would rather we concentrate on reducing our devotion to our role of world policemen

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omg the rally cry of the progressive liberal. get this, we have real enemies who want to destroy us. our military presence around the world helps to keep the fight on foreign soil instead of it coming to us soil. i'm sorry you're too naive to understand this.

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we declare somebody out for world domination

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so you think china ISN'T out to sink us or dominate the world? you're naive, that's all you had to say

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It’s just foolish to reduce the number of sources of goods and services available to Americans

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not if a particular country is an enemy and is stealing our r&d to use against us. it's like you didn't even read the title of the thread. my gosh you are dense

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You people sound like the fearmongers

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so china isn't building bases in the south pacific. that's all made up conspiracy theory stuff.

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Kickadawgitfeelsgood

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so trump has stolen us r&d in a bid to take over the country? when did this happen?

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IB Freeman says tariffs are bad

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Bad is a relative term. It assumes that maximum productivity at all times is desired and ignores other important factors.

While I inherently dislike Trump identifying himself as a "tariff man", I understand that there is sometimes utility in instituting tariffs for national security reasons, even though many times national security is claimed as a reason for unnecessary tariffs that in no way produce benefits from the standpoint of national security.

Tariffs as a means of creating jobs makes little economic sense. Historically, jobs created in one sector are offset by jobs lost in others.

I also have my doubts that we can ever defeat China in a tariff war, simply because we have a privileged populace with a lower pain tolerance. That being said, it won't stop me from voting for the guy again in 2020.

Who else would I vote for? Biden or the string of budding socialists?