[1rudeboy]

China is a strategic rival (it's amazing I have to say it, because otherwise some bozo will come along and try to explain the obvious to me).

So let's back up a bit and discuss theory: how does one respond to a strategic rival?

1. take away the areas in which it has a strategic advantage, and
2. increase the areas in which you have a strategic advantage.

Someone please explain how raising taxes does either.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

The very same way that strategic rival competes with us:

By using the rules to their advantage.

China even now, does not import America cars - it builds them. In China.

We are losing. Worse every day. Either we change the way we do business with China, or we break it off.

Not some day. Not later. Now.