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To: agere_contra

So tell us genius will the blue collar types in MI,WI,PA and OH vote again for Trump if we once more go down the suicidal globalist Free Traitor™ path?


33 posted on 11/16/2016 5:02:41 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

If the barriers to wealth production are removed, then the Rust States will flourish.

You seem to think that tariffs will help industry. I encourage you to examine the famous case of British Leyland.

British Leyland was a moribund UK car-producer that wasn’t competing well with foreign producers. The Government featherbedded it with tarrifs and subsidies.

British Leyland didn’t magically become competitive - why?

Partly because it didn’t need to (after all: the government was ensuring its market share!).

And partly because British Leyland was simply uncompetitive: unionised and pension heavy like a UK version of General Motors.

The UK removed the tariff protection and created tax incentives for foreign car producers to set up shop in the UK. The useless money pit British Leyland died. And now UK based car production is worth £26.6 billion in exports every year.


45 posted on 11/16/2016 5:12:54 AM PST by agere_contra (I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for You saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.)
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