Your explanation is very useful. Now I get why Rand would make such a move. He gets feedback straight from his constituents. Maybe some form of compromise can be found something tarrif related that people in that part of the country would eventually benefit by.
Here's my feeling about tariffs:
dumb move Rand
For anyone who wants to end federal income tax on living, breathing citizens, tariffs are a great alternative source of revenue for the feds. So, to oppose tariffs is to support the income tax.
Rand Paul is making himself an enemy of MAGA!
I think the global economy is much more complext than “let’s tariff them back” in some situations.
Trump is literally saving the United States..mostly single handedly.
But there’s only one God. And only He gets to be infallible :)
Some of the tariff moves are right...some just are not going to save industries in the US that will never compete with 100,000 dollar a year salaries plus benefits for what is basically manual labor.
I always suspected that he was a closet idiot.
Evidence.
Raise his Internal Revenue Federal Income rate above 100%.
Rand is totally daft here.
Something to consider is :the source. Time will spin any and every story to put Trump in the worst possible light. If Sen. Paul is getting hammered at home, it will likely be a short term hit. India has folded, the EU has cut auto tariffs from 12.5% to 2.5%; Audi is now looking to move production to the USA to avoid tariffs.
It’s a common theme here, we tariff them, they take positive steps to avoid the new tariffs. I’m sure the EU will cooperate sooner than later. Rand and his constituents will make peace and Time.com will be shown to be full of crap, again.
My 2¢
Ed
These are not tariffs to subsidize the US, Rand. Smh. The cognitive dissonance is strong there, with pseudo libertarians always subsidizing socialist countries and not checking their own preferential tariff schemes.
If Americans that normally drink Scotch, Cognac, or other imported spirits; switch to American Bourbon, Whiskey an other USA made spirits! We will be fine. And I say this as someone who is not a big fan of this trade war. But I am an American, and if this is a war, we need to come together and win it. BUY AMERICAN. I don't care if you prefer some foo foo imported spirit, wine or beer, BUY AMERICAN!
Another Linda...
Rand Paul has always been more flaky than a bad paint job.
they can send their bourbon to NC. its tough finding buffalo trace
Hey Rand, time to STFU and get on the MAGA wagon now.
he’s a fierce proponent of free trade
So when folks like the euroweenies use tariffs against us, as they have for years, thats “free trade” to him?
Retaliatory and punitive tariffs may work to our great advantage in the long run.
Libertarian types were always opposed to tariffs.
I think he's wrong here, but I do not hold it against him.
If what Canada buys breaks the Kentucky Bourbon industry they need to rethink their business model.
For Americans, anyone buying the crap Canadian Mist at 125% it’s value should buy Kentucky Bourbon.
Really? Is he serious?
As far as the article goes in general, I believe in free trade, too, but what do you do when one trading partner tariffs your dairy products an average of 270 percent and another tariffs your automobiles at 25 percent, etc.?