[MNJohnnie]

Amazing how the SAME people who scream bloody murder about the size, cost and scope of the Federal Govt what to take ever great portions of the Private Sector and force it into a Statist, Micromanaged Govt System. Big Govt run wild is what Protestionism IS you fools. Guess all that limited Govt/Cut Spending talk is just so much hot air. The last major Protectionist Tarriff was passed during Herbert Hoover's Administration. Go LOOK read the facts of what your ignorant nostrum "protectionism" ACTUALLY creates.

[ScreamingFist]

Get screwed, and tell your handlers that your message is ineffective because you have nothing to offer on this forum...except noise.

[ScreamingFist]

Amazing how the SAME people who scream bloody murder about the size, cost and scope of the Federal Govt what to take ever great portions of the Private Sector and force it into a Statist, Micromanaged Govt System. Big Govt run wild is what Protestionism IS you fools. Guess all that limited Govt/Cut Spending talk is just so much hot air. The last major Protectionist Tarriff was passed during Herbert Hoover's Administration. Go LOOK read the facts of what your ignorant nostrum "protectionism" ACTUALLY creates.

I'm waiting, come explain this statement to us hicks.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

ArneFufkin is that you?

[Mind-numbed Robot]

The first 13 posters and a few after that are the regular bash-Bush crowd. I can see your irritation with them. They are ignorant of economic principles and facts. It seems they, like the Democrats, have a get together and decide on what they are going to post and do. They have their talking points and they act in concert.

You point out some of the solution but ctdonath2 expands upon it.

We don't need isolationism, we need to eliminate socialism.

Take a look at what percentage of one's income goes to taxes. Then look at the minimum wage laws, and other financial losses most companies must incur by law just to stay in business. On top of that add unions which mostly just demand more pay for less work. Result is: the cost of doing business in the USA is so high it's cheaper to send it elsewhere.

Unfortunately, socialism is getting so ingrained, and is so complex, that it's far easier to call for isolationism - which is just another form of socialism.

Don't just call isolationists ignoramuses, explain why socialism is the problem and why isolationism is just protecting/reinforcing socialism.

The thread could have easily ended there but many of differing opinbions and varying levels of economic and political sense joined in and decided to fight.

I joined the thread late and read it all before responding. I know MNjohnnie's opinions so I felt a need to lend support.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

The last major Protectionist Tarriff was passed during Herbert Hoover's Administration. Go LOOK read the facts of what your ignorant nostrum "protectionism" ACTUALLY creates.

You have no idea what you're talking about. Ronald Reagan didn't hesitate to use protectionism when the US was getting flooded with cheap goods in the 1980s. Unlike what we have now he was for fair trade. So before making such hysterical comments you might want to do a little research.