[central_va]

there is nothing in the record that indicates your theory works. Research the USA, tariffs and the founding fathers.

Oh yeah on more thing, and free trade has sure pressured pols into lowering corp tax rates. /sarcasm

[1rudeboy]

Now that I think about it, a significant portion of our professional political class would use the higher oil prices to call for more solar power, wind power, etc.

And, our corporate income tax rate has fallen. Incidentally, during a period coinciding with free(r) trade. I'm not saying the two are directly correlated, but you don't appear to know what our corporate income tax rate is now, and what it used to be.