Posted on 04/26/2016 2:23:35 AM PDT by CanadianBloodAmericanHeart
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.......................
The US is a NET importer of goods.
That’s a YUUUUUGGGGGEEEE net importer.
So, who has the whip hand, here—the guy who sells or the guy that BUYS????? It’s elementary, Watson, dearie.
I’m voting Trump in November, so don’t throw anything.
But....(hypothetically, mind you).....if Trump were to say in 2017 “I support a ban on assault weapons and I support slightly longer waiting periods to purchase a gun,” would you even then?
Not that he would ever say that, of course.
Well, genius, since bad trade deals worked for the foreign countries why can’t they work for us??
Why is it that only the USA has to be the sucker or else??
I think the problem with the trade agreements is that there already are tariffs on our exports, but not our trading partners. Also currency manipulation, unfair labor laws, etc.
Even this PYT says yes you can, and she says if you even can she will. Are you still convinced that you can't even?
News for the elites: We're already in a trade war and we're losing our ass!
Posted March 3, 2016 03/03/2016 5:42:56 PM PST by Jim RobinsonThey're killing us and we're not even bothering to fight back. What do we manufacture in the U.S. anymore? Where have all our manufacturing jobs gone? Why can't we be competitive? Why are our costs so high? Is government the solution or the problem?
Other countries already have massive tariffs
Asked and answered. I'm preetty sure The Donald knows an "assault rifle" is just a deer rifle painted black.
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Yep. Some people know their >expletive deleted< and some don’t.
You’re not too smart. I like that in a man. :-)
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10 metres: 33ft (32’ 9”)
10 centimeters 4” group (3.94”)
I use metric so I can keep my target successes/goals in mind all using 10’s
I think you hit the nail on the head. As a conservative, I understand the economic theory behind opposition to tariffs, presuming that the world actually acted as a free market. However, the reality is far from that ideal. The world market is not nearly as free and open as many presume. Various countries use all sorts of "protectionist" measures to manipulate their economic outcomes. Japan has done it for decades, and China certainly places strict restrictions and conditions upon any company that desires access to its 1.2 billion person market.
You correctly allude to the fact that the U.S. is the most coveted consumer market in the world, and that gives us leverage. No trade war would erupt, simply because anything that dampens the enthusiasm of the American public for consumption disproportionately harms the world economy.
The founding fathers not only favored tariffs, but intended for the federal government to be funded exclusively by them. We are a nation that possesses a wide variety of natural resources as well as the technology and knowledge to use them. There is no reason we should be as dependent as we are today upon trade with other countries. And we certainly shouldn't be permitting our manufacturing base to be siphoned off by the third world. Targeted tariffs, along with drastic reductions in corporate taxes and unnecessary regulations, would revitalize our economy. In the end, it's all about incentives. We need to create incentives for manufacturing in the U.S. and disincentives for moving manufacturing elsewhere and trying to sell back into the U.S. market. We also need to remove current financial disincentives that are preventing the repatriation of trillions in corporate capital. That is investment capital that could be invested in ventures within our country right now.
“The founding fathers not only favored tariffs, but intended for the federal government to be funded exclusively by them.”
YES! Thank you!
the Tariff of 1789 was signed by George Washington himself to ‘get rid of debt’.
It spurred the biggest shipbuilding boom in Boston evah. Created huge amount of jobs and wealth.
Tariffs are Patriotic!
Look’s like we are similar shots. I love target shooting. I never even shot a pistol until I was 64.. I had an instructor tell me he never saw anyone shoot like that as a beginner. My main target weapon is a Springfield XDM 45 and I c & c a 9 Mm Glock. Surprisingly, I am more accurate with the 45.
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