[cripplecreek]

Let's try what the founding fathers did, and use tariffs to fund our government and protect our markets except where free trade really is in both countries benefit and not just the underdeveloped one.

Even Reagan used carefully chosen import tariffs to apply pressure to specific foreign manufacturers. It resulted in those manufacturers deciding it was cheaper to produce here than to import.

[rogue yam]

It resulted in those manufacturers deciding it was cheaper to produce here than to import.

The result of tariffs is to take money from all American consumers and redistribute it to certain American industries chosen by government. This makes the connected few richer and the unconnected many poorer. If you support this then you are a corrupt sleazebag no different than Obama.