I think a good start would re-impose tariffs, this will begin to level the playing field.
I also believe it would revive our economy and help increase wages as productivity would increase.
We have become nothing more than a service economy, and have become beholden to foreign countries for our country’s income. I find this dangerous and unacceptable.
All our eggs are going into foreign baskets. We will only become crippled when the time comes when these foreign companies decide to “hold hostage” these goods upon which we rely. And if we can no longer make these goods, because there are no longer any industries here, or people who know how to work machinery, we find ourselves in the exact same position as we do with the Middle Eastern oil.
I’m more of a free-trader myself. Of course, that’s not necessarily a panacea. Tariffs may not have the desired effect, either. Of course, if you could make the argument and have economists and experts in this field come up with a suitable and workable solution, I’d be willing to take a look and support it. This isn’t really my area of expertise in the political realm and I’m not 100% firm in my beliefs in this area, except for that of supporting our being fully engaged on the world market. You are right that we shouldn’t get ourselves into the position of being at the mercy of other nations, either. Of course, we could do something about the oil situation tomorrow, but the radical environmentalists have stood 110% against taking advantage of our own natural resources. Let’s see if the people will tolerate this if gasoline goes up towards $5-$7-$10 a gallon. They’ll tell the environmentalist kooks to STFU.