GOP senator wants Trump to explain 'endgame' on tariffs

Nbcnews.com ^ | 4/8/2018 | Kailani Koenig

[dennisw]

I like how the Russian navy just bugged out

[VideoDoctor]

For Republican Sen. Mike Rounds to ask "what is the endgame" regarding tariffs is about as stupid as asking if water is wet.

To the numbskull senator I say "give it a rest Einstein!"

[central_va]

What douche bag. We have President actually fighting back in the decades long trade war and economic retards like you and Rounds are fighting him.

[central_va]

Dump him ASAP. Bannon was right!

[central_va]

BS, THE REST OF THE WORLD IS PROTECTIONIST! No other country thinks like you do. NONE OF THEM.

[central_va]

Income taxes are progressive tariffs are not. Stuff it global boy.

[central_va]

GloBULLists should put into meat grinders and made into sausage.

[trebb]

How pathetic - China has already blinked and the end game is to achieve fair trade deals - it will work if the worry-bead crowd just goes away to put some wear and tear on their beads...

[central_va]

Free Traitors™ need to quit acting like you need to educate Patriots in economics. We understand economics, WAY more than you realize.

Protectionist, (Patriots) understand that a tariff will increase prices. We get it. WE WANT THAT. It's a one time inflation due to higher labor costs in the USA. Again, we understand the economists. We are not stupid. But the payoff from higher import tariffs comes in lowered social costs and higher quality products. We are willing to pay more for a strong viable industrial base. I WANT TO PAY MORE.

I am not so greedy as to destroy the USA industrial base, cause social havoc, lower GDP growth, in order to buy a cheaper poor quality Coolie made consumer goods. IT'S NOT WORTH IT AT ANY PRICE.

Final points: Adam Smith was an Utopian a$$hole. The 30 year globalist experiment in "Free Trade" is an abject failure. Why? because the rest of the of world did't play along and used us you idiot.

The motivation of the patriot will always be a mystery to the traitor.

[central_va]

but the job losses from retaliatory tariffs happen immediately through lost revenue, while the job gains can take years as companies build confidence in the market and increase capex.

So what? It will take a while to repair the damage traitors like you have caused. We get that.

[central_va]

The tariff China imposes will mean an increase in the food supply in the USA. The lower cost to US consumer for agricultural products like pork for example, will mean more money for them to spend in other sectors of the economy. You see, it works BOTH WAYS. ECON 101 You fail.

[central_va]

.. and still a dumbass.

[COBOL2Java]

US Free Trade enthusiasts are the rubes at the Carnival, and countries like China are the barkers running the rigged games.

[central_va]

Free Traitors™ need to go away. Smithian economics, like Keynesian economics, has been an abject failure.

[dennisw]

yep!!! and good morning!

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Sure tell all the final position of your negotiation. This guy also probably thinks an island could tip over. How do really dumb people get to be in congress?

[xzins]

Telling your endgame negotiations would be like telling the enemy your strategy and movements.

No wonder our negotiators have failed.

[veracious]

Dumbness. Tariffs shall always be used when local government regulations, taxes and interference cause local products to cost more than those produced by foreign nations; to offset the cost difference. To equalize the playing field. USA has been robbed for a long time by massive production overheads.