[The Duke]

How about if we score each nation based on it's political and religious freedom, as well as the degree of corruption extant in in the system. Then, based on that score, we look up a tarrif that is applied to every item imported from the respective nations(?)

The scoring itself could be done by a panel of 100 regular Americans selected randomly on a periodic basis.

[Henchman]

Bump! Great idea, but also limit outsourcing / offshoring to a percentage above what the US sends there. Then there would be room for growth and the country couldn't claim we short changed them. Indeed it is we who are being short changed. WHAT GETS ONSHORED??????????... or is that an idalist's dream, like Socialism