[MV=PY]

"Uh, did our country experience a decent rate of growth from the 1700s through the early 1900s? If so, you are a huge benefactor of tariffs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_United_States_history Our government was, at times, almost completely run off of tariff monies. Amazing, huh? "

I appreciate the link, FRiend. No need for sarcasm.

No one said tariffs are bad. But they do have consequences. If the govt taxes something that increases its price. Fine for the govt, not so good for the buyer. Artificially high prices slow down the economy, like friction in the machine.

There are lots of tradeoffs. Lets hope President Trump knows about them when he acts.

[ConservativeMind]

I can't argue with your comments. Good points, all.

We have so many types of taxes at our disposal. Is an income tax, sales tax or a tariff going to most promote constructive behavior in this country? Should we just tax property and go back to property ownership as the determiner of voting rights?

We have a lot to re-engineer or deconstruct to get back to “healthy.”

Breaking the paradigm is a start in the right direction.