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Billionaire Koch Brothers Rail Against Trump: U.S. Must Eliminate All Tariffs
Breitbart ^ | 15 May 2019 | John Binder

Posted on 05/15/2019 8:56:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The Koch brothers’ — the billionaire plutocrats and GOP mega-donors — network of organizations are railing against President Trump’s tariffs on China to protect American workers and U.S. industry. This month, Trump hiked tariffs to 25 percent on about $200 billion worth of Chinese manufactured goods. Trump has also ordered trade officials to begin reviewing the process of increasing tariffs to 25 percent on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods.

In the wake of the latest round of tariffs, the Koch brothers’ organizations like the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and the Libre Initiative demand that the Trump administration carry out an agenda focused on free trade, as the Bush and Obama administrations did.

AFP President Tim Phillips said that instead of protecting American industries by slapping tariffs on foreign manufacturers and imports, the Trump administration should eliminate all tariffs:

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KEYWORDS: 2020election; boycotts; charleskoch; davidkoch; delaware; election2020; frederickkoch; joebiden; kochbrothers; liberaltarians; libertarians; limolibs; rinos; sanctions; tariffs; trade; williamkoch
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To: amihow

” The globalists come in all types, but all all greedy. “

They are indeed greedy but more all all about ABSOLUTE POWER over everything and EVERYONE.


21 posted on 05/15/2019 11:02:07 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We are the Cuck Brothers.


22 posted on 05/15/2019 11:07:26 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The were always just an Enemedia foil: phony conservatives to “rail” against - so that real conservatives got no press.

I never trusted them.


23 posted on 05/15/2019 11:42:31 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: dfwgator

I don’t know: China is getting a lot of US trade for free. /s


24 posted on 05/15/2019 11:44:47 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

uhmmmm....

Suck kciD....


25 posted on 05/16/2019 12:17:47 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That only works if other countries do too. Until then I see your tariff and raise you


26 posted on 05/16/2019 12:19:53 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster; E. Pluribus Unum
That only works if other countries do too.

There’s the rub.

Free Trade is a two-way street. Both sides have to accept trade from the other without restrictions.

You don’t get other countries to give up their tariffs by permitting them to keep imposing them without any punishment. Why would they give up their tariffs if you just sit there quietly buying their products while they buy none of yours.

I agree with the Kochs that Free Trade is the ideal. But the world today is not anywhere close to that ideal. Why should we be the only country with our markets open to free trade.

27 posted on 05/16/2019 12:54:07 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump wants no tariffs......he’s trying to get really fair and equal trade......right now, China is dumping stuff here and raking in the money......


28 posted on 05/16/2019 1:11:40 AM PDT by cherry
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The True Conservatives show their colors.


29 posted on 05/16/2019 1:37:15 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: A strike

Agree that power is the goal.


30 posted on 05/16/2019 2:16:37 AM PDT by amihow (Nd)
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To: A strike

Scumbags


31 posted on 05/16/2019 3:19:50 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Exactly. The Koch Brothers are the Soros of the right. They don’t care how much they hurt America as long as they get their cut.

Once Trump is gone, the GOP will go right back to selling the US down the river in order to get their money.


32 posted on 05/16/2019 3:24:48 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Internation financial balance is essential.

Tariffs are essential.

Our costs are higher due to the PPACA.


33 posted on 05/16/2019 3:30:09 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If a product can be sold anywhere in the USA or EU, then that product should be saleable in any US trade partner country under any new trade agreement.


34 posted on 05/16/2019 3:36:55 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

China Dealmaker Pays Koch Industries $2 Billion for Lycra ...
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35 posted on 05/16/2019 4:38:53 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Right now the the Republican Party is in transition and contains both Nationalists and Globalists. It will either be all Nationalist or all Globalist because those to political philosophies are polar opposites and cannot co-exist in the same party.
36 posted on 05/16/2019 4:43:43 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: boycott

There is no home for globalists any longer in the Republican Party. I wish these anti American hacks would join the Dems.


37 posted on 05/16/2019 4:44:50 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: HamiltonJay

The GOPe is not learning a thing.


38 posted on 05/16/2019 4:45:44 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Gene Eric
How about “free trade” among states without sales tax?

We have that now. States cannot tariff each other. Didn't you already know that?

39 posted on 05/16/2019 4:48:00 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Imprison the Koch Bothers for TREASON against the U.S. people.

The U.S. Military firing squad should carry out the penalty.

After WW1 & WW2, the rich financiers were never dealt with. We have bombs and drones that can kill the evil big bankers.
It is war.


40 posted on 05/16/2019 5:05:30 AM PDT by TheNext (Democrats Gun Control Kills)
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