My impression of this latest controversy has been that we may have found out that LIV’s exist on the Conservative side also. The best example of it being the dumb look on the face of the King of Conservative LIV’s, Sean Hannity, when real Conservative Economists tell him he is wrong on this issue. It has seemed to me that the issue has become Bubba Bait to boast ratings for some Conservative talk radio hosts.
Lots of sloganeering, talking points, and magic words. Saying “Listen to what Limbagh, Levin, and Sessions say” is being treated like some kind of magical incantation that should end all arguments.
It doesn’t.
I respect them and hear what they say but I still do my own research and thinking. Its why I’ve reached the conclusion that the bulk of our trade problems begin and end within our own borders and have nothing to do with global trade. If we deal with our own domestic issues of over taxation and over regulation, we’ll be 80% of the way there.