Really? Show me where I said that.
that in no way helps the US economy when we ship our dollars overseas.
So by your reasoning Texas should tax imports from Illinios, because it "in no way helps the [Texas] economy when we ship our dollars [out of state]".
We need to keep those dollars here to help build our economy.
"We need to keep those dollars here [in Texas] to help build our economy."
Your reasoning. Not mine.
You said”I’m in favor of market priced (i.e. cheap) steel. If we have to import it then so be it, but why exactly does that have to be the case?”
Last time I looked Illinois and Texas are both in the United States.
Maybe you should take a class in economics and learn about deficit trading.