[jpsb]

Well you are right and you are wrong. If we were to fund government with a revenue tariff and get rid of income tax then tariffs would greatly enhance economic activity in the USA. Infact I do believe our economy would take off like a rocket.

[raloxk]

"If we were to fund government with a revenue tariff and get rid of income tax then tariffs would greatly enhance economic activity in the USA"

why are you stuck in the 1800s? Do you realise how ridiculous you would sound to the general public advocating policies that havent been used in almost 100 years.


"Infact I do believe our economy would take off like a rocket."
History shows youre wrong, just look at the smoot-hawley tariffs of 1930. In fact after the US moved towards free trade in 1945, is when the economy took off like a rocket.


I dont understand why you want central economic planning and why you want government telling you what you can and cannot purchase.

If you were really concerned about the US Trade Deficit, youd buy US government bonds or better yet foreign government bonds

[CaptainLou]

Infact I do believe our economy would take off like a rocket.

Perhaps you missed the fact that our economy HAS taken off like a rocket, due to the tax cutting of the last few years.