Start at 5% then escalate 1% per year until 10%, then either stop escalating or reduce as industry returns(or not).
What will you do to compensate consumers hurt by the tariff?
Wrong question but I will answer: Reduce the personal income tax to reflect revenue gains thru tariffs. Ultimately, eliminate the income tax (pre-1913 situation). Install a NSRT of 6% AFTER income tax is eliminated completely.
Do you think the sugar tariff has been good for America?
Looking around maybe a ban on sugar
What are you going to do when the Russians and Europeans slap a larger tarrif on our wheat?
Do you have a working plan for implementation or is it by imperial fiat?
Do you know of a country presently using tariffs to eliminate taxes on individuals or corporations? If yes, what is their tariff schedule and how do they offset the harm tariffs do to consumers and entrepreneurs?
Regarding the ‘ban on sugar’, do you support NY Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts to control human behavior via civil/secular law?
Is the hyperprofit experienced by the Sugar Cabal an intentional or accidental effect of the sugar tariff? Do you oppose this kind of crony capitalism and the windfall profits it generates for political entrepreneurs?