U.S Proposes Tariffs on Chinese Furniture

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | June 18, 2004 | LEIGH STROPE

[Willie Green]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration on Friday proposed new tariffs on imports of Chinese-made furniture, saying companies have been dumping millions of dollars of the wooden bedroom furniture into the United States at artificially low prices.

The proposed tariffs ranged from 5 percent to 198 percent on such wood items as beds, dressers, armoires and desks, the International Trade Commission said.

[neutrino]

Thanks for the ping, Willie Green!

Arthur C. Clarke said "Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: (1) It's completely impossible. (2) It's possible, but it's not worth doing. (3) I said it was a good idea all along."

That's the way it is with protecting American industry. For awhile, the free traitors told us that control of trade was impossible. Then they said it wasn't worth doing. Now, finally, we're starting to see tariffs come into place.

Good! Let's keep them coming!