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To: nathanbedford

IF it’s a tariff I am for it.


5 posted on 11/16/2016 4:12:21 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
To my knowledge it's not, but if you like perhaps we can elevate the agency to cabinet status and double the tax.

Why the reflex for a tariff?

A tax by any other name is a tariff, by its nature it imposes hardship on consumers and when it is on a substance that is used in virtually every bit of construction, its ripple effect through the economy could be devastating. At a time when another Republican congressman is touting $1 trillion worth of infrastructure, presumably in keeping with Donald Trump's vision to restore American infrastructure, the ripple effect would be magnified.

We need neither a tariff on cement or a tax on cement, much less a federal agency. We are likely to tariff ourselves into a massive trade war and depression.


12 posted on 11/16/2016 4:21:29 AM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: central_va
IF it’s a tariff I am for it.

What? Then you must be against importing moldy drywall as well. The contractors who used it were having a devil of a time finding that Kim guy who sold it to them.
67 posted on 11/16/2016 5:41:51 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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