[kidd]

That is true, but why are the products producted by the factories formerly located in the usa allowed into our market without a correction for the wage advantage gain by thier new location.

That is selective, Pat Buchannan-like, protectionism. I'm not sure how you would even enforce such a tarriff. If Ford is punished for moving a plant to Mexico, by imposing a tarriff on Ford products imported from Mexico, then what's to prevent Ford from re-labelling and selling their products to a middle-man to avoid the tarriff? What's to prevent Ford from establishing a front company in another country?

On the flip side, should we subsidize foreign companies that build factories in America (with non-union labor) like Toyota and Honda?

[jpsb]

Protectionism worked very nicely for most of our history. What is wrong with protecting our industries and our workers?

[A. Pole]

"That is true, but why are the products producted by the factories formerly located in the usa allowed into our market without a correction for the wage advantage gain by thier new location."

That is selective, Pat Buchannan-like, protectionism.

Pat is right and so were the Founding Fathers who put tariffs in place.

I'm not sure how you would even enforce such a tarriff. If Ford is punished for moving a plant to Mexico, by imposing a tarriff on Ford products imported from Mexico, then what's to prevent Ford from re-labelling and selling their products to a middle-man to avoid the tarriff?

Same thing which is preventing Ford from breaking tax laws.