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Donald Trump's 'Fair Trade' Rhetoric Hurts Republicans' White House Chances
American Thinker ^
| 04/25/2011
| Chuck Roger
Posted on 04/25/2011 7:29:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:30:17 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(The Constitution is overthrown. The Revolution is betrayed.)
To: SeekAndFind
... no evidence that a rising level of imports or growing trade deficits have negatively affected the U.S. economy. Baghdad Bob got a new gig, I see.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:30:43 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: SeekAndFind
Golly, if we keep growing our jobs like they are with free trade we will get out of this recession in no time.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:32:36 AM PDT
by
Palter
(If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
To: SeekAndFind
i’d vote for trump any day.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:34:50 AM PDT
by
ken21
(dem taxes + regs + unions = jobs overseas.)
To: SeekAndFind
If this guys patently false illogic is the best they have to throw against Trump, the libertarians will spend another election having little impact on the outcome.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:38:33 AM PDT
by
Prokopton
To: SeekAndFind
The long and short of this is, the importers are shaking in their boots about losing some of their mark up. Nothing like selling a ten dollar pair of canvas boots for a 150 bucks.
To: SeekAndFind
Charles Krauthammer concluded..
Charlie the chump as concluded he has no problem with the airport feel ups - if Americans have a problem with it they should stay home. Up yours, Charlie - what you conclude is null and void.
To: SeekAndFind
Why indeed would the Chinese government intentionally decimate an American economy on whose health Chinese people depend? Of course the Chinese have our best interest at heart. How could you think otherwise? (sarc)
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:39:48 AM PDT
by
TN4Bush
To: TN4Bush
Of course the Chinese have our best interest at heart. How could you think otherwise? (sarc) America's health is the reason for the aircraft carriers, super jets and supersonic anti-ship missiles, dontcha know.
To: SeekAndFind
"George Mason University economist Don Boudreaux adds: It's true that manufacturing jobs are decreasing, but rather than blame the Chinese, [Trump's] anger would be better targeted... if [he] blamed American innovators and even American manufacturing workers."
Our "innovators" are certainly as advanced as the Chinese. I'm guessing it's the government stew of workplace oversight along with the fact our workforce (at least used to) enjoys a higher standard of living.
To: SeekAndFind
But taxing previously untaxed products does constitute a tax increase So what. If they're made in the U.S., they won't have a tariff.
That's called "incentive".
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:51:05 AM PDT
by
Regulator
(Watch Out! Americans are on the March! America Forever, Mexico Never!)
To: Jim Noble
Fair trade is a winner.Did you actually read the article, or is this just your knee jerking to the left?
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:52:37 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
To: Regulator
So what. If they're made in the U.S., they won't have a tariff.Wow. Am I on FR, or did I stumble onto HuffPo or something? A massive tax increase gets a comment of "so what?"
That's called "incentive".
All taxes are incentives. You want to raise taxes massively on American consumers?
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:55:52 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
To: SeekAndFind
In fact, since 1980, the U.S. economy has grown more than three times faster during periods when the trade deficit was expanding as a share of GDP compared to periods when it was contracting. Nice little effect-and-cause argument. Because the US economy is doing well we can buy foreign products. This is especially true with oil where a flourishing economy and growth in oil uses cause us to both import more oil and drive up the per barrel price of that oil.
My biggest complaint about Trump is his willingness to have government cronies use eminent domain to benefit his projects at the expense of those who have had their property expropriated. While this is better than Obama doing this to the entire economy rather than just a few projects, it would be a "hold my nose" moment in November 2012 if Trump won the GOP nomination. Trump also has expressed his favor on the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision, which is probably the worst decision in this generation of the court.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:55:59 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! Tea Party extremism is a badge of honor.)
To: org.whodat
The long and short of this is, the importers are shaking in their boots about losing some of their mark up. Nothing like selling a ten dollar pair of canvas boots for a 150 bucks.Right. We'd better tax American consumers to get back at the importing business. Also price controls, because the free market lets people make too much money.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:57:30 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
To: SeekAndFind
Wow, I think it is a real GOP winner to opt for the US getting the unfair part of Free Trade /s, but then I ain’t for a NWO either.
Maybe we could actually manufacture again instead of assembling parts made in China.
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posted on
04/25/2011 7:58:21 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: xjcsa
Redistribution has many sources.
To: org.whodat
Redistribution has many sources.Prosperity only has one: freedom. Whining about fairness is the domain of the left.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:00:07 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
To: xjcsa
is this just your knee jerking to the left? It's not leftist.
In many ways, I'm much to the right of Atilla.
I just love my nation and my countrymen more than I love sand you-know-whats and Chinamen.
And, on the whole, "free trade" has been destructive to my nation, and my countrymen.
And, since I know you don't believe that, let me add: A truly global economy, at least one which is stable and long-lasting, will require - does require - global government. All trade routes, and all gold stores, will always require centurions to repel barbarians.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:00:24 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(The Constitution is overthrown. The Revolution is betrayed.)
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