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Teeing Up Trump Tariffs (higher taxes on U.S. steel consumers)
Wall Street Journal ^
| April 20, 2017
Posted on 04/21/2017 4:46:16 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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Tariffs are taxes that raise prices for American consumers and businesses. Republicans should not be in the business of raising taxes.
To: reaganaut1
Bunk.
This is the globalist establishment, raising a fake issue.
Bigtime fake.
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posted on
04/21/2017 4:50:07 AM PDT
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
To: reaganaut1
Trump was not entirely wrong when he called NAFTA a disaster, but the reality is that cross-border trade between the U.S. and Canada has rarely been a problem for the U.S. The real problem with NAFTA is that you have a corrupt Third World dump among the three trading partners.
To: reaganaut1
“More U.S. workers would have to be retrained, which may not be practical in the short-term. “
So, by all means, let’s take the “short-term” view.
To: cba123
What do you mean by ‘fake news’?
Is the WSJ lying?
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:15:15 AM PDT
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: Larry - Moe and Curly
Retraining is a losing proposition for many U.S. employers unless they have contracts that keep their trained employees from taking a job elsewhere.
The best employee is the one who takes the initiative to retrain himself.
To: reaganaut1
“More U.S. workers would have to be retrained, which may not be practical in the short-term. “
So, by all means, let’s take the “short-term” view.
To: reaganaut1
Cut government regulations on the steel industry, reduce corporate taxes and you will bring the steel companies back home. Leave taxes and regulations in place, you get higher costs for consumers.
The big government types really don't understand that corporations do not pay taxes - they are passed on to consumers.
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:45:19 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
To: reaganaut1
A strong industrial base is key the the survival of the USA both politically and economically. More across the board tariffs are what is need.
More tariffs and less income taxes.
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:51:49 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: reaganaut1
"domestic manufacturers have limited capability to produce steel of certain strengths, thickness and flexibility"
Because foreign interests have been dumping steel into the US market at below cost for years.
To: Alberta's Child
Did Alberta have any children that lived.
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:53:14 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: cba123
Your ignorance is showing
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:54:57 AM PDT
by
Thibodeaux
(the long night is over)
To: FatherofFive
eave taxes and regulations in place, you get higher costs for consumers.Consumers are taxpayers and they are footing the bill for an idled blue collar workforce. No sale.
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:55:36 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Thibodeaux
But, in general, the protective system of our day is conservative, while the free trade system is destructive. It breaks up old nationalities and pushes the antagonism of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie to the extreme point. In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. It is in this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, that I vote in favor of free trade. Who said this?
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:56:37 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: cba123; DannyTN
They are living at home because they cant get a good job. They cant get a good job because we lowered the import tariffs and let too many jobs and industries go overseas. They arent marrying because they cant afford to take care of themselves much less someone else or raise kids. And the immigrants we let in are part of the problem. They are taking the jobs that are still here from Americans.
Close the border, and restore the tariffs. Use the tariff revenue to cut taxes. More Americans will be working and keeping more of their income and spending their income into the American economy. Win win win win win win win.
-- DannyTN
You again? America's Empty nests refill, marriages postponed, Census study finds
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posted on
04/21/2017 5:59:15 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: reaganaut1
The No-Wall Street Urinal is a globalist propaganda engine. They love cheap immigrant labor, no tariffs and just plain don’t give a rats ass about Main Street America. They can stuff it.
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posted on
04/21/2017 6:02:09 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Alberta's Child
Retraining is a losing proposition for many U.S. employers unless they have contracts that keep their trained employees from taking a job elsewhere. It's pretty common for companies which offer tuition reimbursement to charge employees if they leave within a year or so.
After they are trained, the employees SHOULD get a pay level which reflects their new value.
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posted on
04/21/2017 6:04:05 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: reaganaut1
Wrong on this. Steel isn’t a consumer item but a national defense necessity. The article admits we can’t even make some of the stuff now.
Time to bring thise capabilities home, before we find out the hard way how much we need them. Both Washington and Hamilton knew this.
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posted on
04/21/2017 6:15:02 AM PDT
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: Larry - Moe and Curly
Really. It’s like “oh we don’t make that anymore.”
PRECISELY THE POINT!!
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posted on
04/21/2017 6:16:21 AM PDT
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: central_va
Consumers are taxpayers and they are footing the bill for an idled blue collar workforce. No sale. Consumers pay ALL the taxes. Corporate taxes are in the cost of goods sold. Eliminate regulations, companies become more competitive. Eliminate corporate taxes, prices decline. We need MORE competition to bring those unemployed back to real jobs. We get more competition by being more competitive
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posted on
04/21/2017 6:17:30 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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