I am wondering why you have such a problem with English.
Please show me where I said any such thing.
Essentially, you are forcing ALL ports to increase the charge on incoming product, regardless of the need of those ports to raise additional capital.
Really? Where did I say any such thing?
So, if your issue really is the infrastructure costs created by shipping, then wouldn't it be logical to simply increase the fees at a given port to cover the costs of that port?
There are a dozen ways to do it. I did not propose one or another. The point is we shouldn't be subsidizing foreign imports and putting our competing industry out of business as a result.
Rather than force ALL ports and states to increase their costs, regardless of the need to do so?
Again... Where did I say any such thing?
Please see your post 191, where you state (emphasis on tariffs is yours):
If I misunderstood your point, I am sorry. When you talked of wanting to increase fees and tariffs because of costs I assumed you were talking about fees and tariffs.
Really? Where did I say any such thing?
When you call for an increased tariffs. Tariffs are applied uniformly across the nation; fees are localized to the particular port of entry. When you call for increased tariffs (and I hope from your post 191 you can understand my confusion) you call for the costs at ALL ports to be increased.
There are a dozen ways to do it. I did not propose one or another. The point is we shouldn't be subsidizing foreign imports and putting our competing industry out of business as a result.
OK then you would support an approach that simply increased the port fees commensurately? No need to even use tariffs? What would be a solution you might like?