Post #319:
I don't know what the figures were for 1988. Here's some numbers for 1986.“Of the $387 billion in goods the U.S. imported in 1986, more than 20% was protected by special tariffs, quotas, or other types of restraints, according to Gary C. Hufbauer, a Georgetown University professor. When Reagan took office, the figure was 12%.”
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/03/02/68728/index.htm
There’s that number again. You keep posting it, why? What makes you think people didn’t see it the first time?