[semimojo]

Looks like the government taxing US consumers to bail out a couple of bankrupt companies.

Notice that there’s no claim that the foreign producers are doing anything unfair or illegal.

[oincobx]

>>>Looks like the government taxing US consumers to bail out a couple of bankrupt companies.

And the beneficiaries will be the Wall Street firms that lent money to these firms and are now trying to arrange a sale. My guess is the sales price just sent up.

[ConservativeMind]

I’m curious. How would you have responded if these same products from China were banned? Would you still say the US was “taxing its citizens?”

Also, it would appear that only those US citizens who decided to continue to buy those tariffed goods would be the ones laying the tax—not ‘all.’ I assume you are for voluntary taxes, as choosing to buy a foreign tariffed good is a personal choice no one must make.

[ConservativeMind]

By the way, buying a lotto ticket is the very same type of voluntary tax as is buying a tariffed good.

I’m for letting the consumer decide if the tariff (or tax) is worth the good. Why aren’t you?

[arrogantsob]

I thought there was some body which reported the trade unfair and was used to give this a fig leaf.