I notice that your first and only solution is for higher prices for all Americans. I see nothing about lower corporate tax rates for manufacturing, or less regulation of manufacturing. Nope, you want to trust the same people who created the problem to solve the problem. That makes you a big government something.....but, I'm not sure it has anything to do with being conservative.
Why you trust government to fairly distribute relief to those needing it most, rather than bending to the will of well connected cronies, is a mystery. For some unknown reason, you seem to believe that all of a sudden government is going to become responsible, capable, and reliable, when it comes to "fixing" the trade deficit. Why stop with manufacturing? Why not empower government to manage the entire economy so that all industry segments can be "fixed?" You have a lot of faith in government. I don't. Higher taxes (yes, tariffs are taxes) and higher prices are not things conservatives should be demanding. But here you are......
Yes and no.
In an even world, you would be right. However we are running a massive, and growing, unilateral trade deficit with the one country which may be rapidly turning into an authentic, true adversary.
Either we head off that adversarial relationship now, and find a way to become friends.
Or we fight it later for all the marbles.
Trust me when I say I hope we do the first. And soon. I am full of genuine respect for China and her potential - far more than most Americans.
China is potentially turning into a monster. We have not dealt with a China which is as strong as America.
We will not like that, one bit.
I do not think there is another way. At all.
What we are doing now, is heading directly and full-speed toward the second of those two; Fighting China for all the marbles.
I do not want that. Neither should you.
You prefer Income Taxes to tariffs?
The US ran quite well...and had its biggest economic growth when we had tariffs. Unfortunately....internationalists like yourself preferred Marxist influenced income taxes to replace tariffs.
After 100 years of income taxes instead of tariffs....the US is now a welfare state with no industry or manufacturing....well we do manufacture debt and government checks
Yep. Chairman Mao would love this Free Trade