[ConservativeMind]

I’d say income earners easily pay at least 10% of their income on their portion of the burden of idled US citizens. This is noticed in insurance premiums, criminal justice costs, medical costs, welfare costs, food costs, etc.

A product “at the same price” from either our country or another is inherently more costly to your life if bought from a foreign country without a tariff in place to compensate.

[semimojo]

A product “at the same price” from either our country or another is inherently more costly to your life if bought from a foreign country without a tariff in place to compensate.

Maybe, but then let me buy the product I want and openly tax me for the difference.

Your approach costs me the same 10% but the cost is hidden in the higher price of goods from subsidized industries.

All I'm advocating for is transparency and to minimize government driven market distortions.