[jneesy]

so what exactly do you propose we do to make “free trade” truly free and as far as that goes we already have a boatload of tariffs...http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/taxes/articles/us-imports-tariffs-us-import-taxes/7/25/2012/id/42412 wheres that trade war because if tariffs start them we should be ass deep in one

[SubMareener]

I guess you missed the fact that other countries are manipulating their currency to make US exports more expensive or putting out right tariffs on them. We are already LOSING trade wars.

[JPJones]

They need us more than we need them.

[MIA_eccl1212]

he acts like they will all just grab their ankles and bend over...which they won’t.

---

Sorry but they will.
In fact afterwards they will say thank you sir may I have another period.
It’ll be done in such a way that it is Progressive and those who refuse to capitulate and engage in Fair Trade will have the screws tightened One Step at a Time.
In addition certain parties will be made an example of first.
After Progressive tightening of the screws and a few helpful samples trade equality will begin to make sense even to the people who’ve been ripping us off and getting by with it for the last decade.
It’ll work something like that
And selectively over a period of time those who fail to capitulate will have to deal with the fact that we will take that manufacturing sector back through local manufacturing here within the United States. It will begin the process of restoring our manufacturing base. Which is actually the intent.

Americas manufacturing Independence restored.

[Lazamataz]

I can’t even.

[Lazamataz]

OMG.

[vikingrinn]

another ‘free trader’ who needs a wealth of nations refresher course...

[Lazamataz]

[Lazamataz]

[Lazamataz]

[Lazamataz]

[Lazamataz]

[central_va]

If you did the SLIGHTEST research on the subject every other country in the world places a tariff on our exports to them. China is one of the worst.

[A CA Guy]

We don’t need tariffs in equal trade countries.
Places like China, Mexico and Japan need tariffs.

[USS Alaska]

You dumb canuck, go back north. The rest of the world already has tariffs on our goods. China has a 27-47% tax on US autos and japan has protected everything from the USA.

FAIR TRADE is everyone has the same rate either zero or whatever you agree to, but most countries are screwing us with their existing policies.

[GOPJ]

The United States as abused wife afraid to stand up to her abuser? You gotta be kidding me...

Time to get out of this ‘marriage’.

[anton]

You drank the cool aid. Now lie down and die, please.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

LOL....

Man you don’t get it at all.

The USAID program basically subsidizes 80% of ag exports by offering foreign firms/countries low cost financing, so forget them doing a trade war on our ag products. (except Japan who is very protectionist towards their tiny farms and discourages US ag product imports.)

We are currently in an undeclared trade war on manufactured goods with Mexico, China, Japan, Vietnam, India, The Philippines, etc. where they lower the value of their money so as to make imports from the US unaffordable, and exports from their manufacturing cheap in US dollars. On top of that, if we happen to still have lower production costs, they tariff the hell out of our goods. I call it a trade war, but it is only one way. Maybe trade rape is more accurate.

[SampleMan]

Trump is a genius, everything he touches turns to gold. He will get very good people, the best people, and we will have the best trade deals in the world.

I don’t see the benefit in this thread. It only serves to question Trump, who is the nominee. Are you a communist? Are you part of the Hillary campaign? This type of posting needs to STOP.

[HapaxLegamenon]

What exports?