[Mojave]

So your position is to use tariffs as a means of managing the economy by protecting US firms that you feel need.

Nope. My position is that Ronald Reagan selectively used tariffs as a means of managing foreign trade by protecting those sectors of the economy where he had determined such protections best served our nation's economic interests.

Unlike "free trade" absolutists, he wasn't bound to simplistic sloganeering as a substitute for intelligent policy development.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

OK, so your position on trade is non-existent; however you DO hold that Reagan used trade tariffs selectively. Is that correct?

You hold no position - pro or con - about tariffs. But you hold that Reagan chose to use them to manage trade.

[Toddsterpatriot]

My position is that Ronald Reagan selectively used tariffs as a means of managing foreign trade by protecting those sectors of the economy where he had determined such protections best served our nation's economic interests.

What is your position on average tariffs when Reagan entered office and when he left office? After 2 terms, were they higher or lower?