[Mad Dawgg]

"I think a 10% tariff would offset the social problems created by Free trade. So you can buy your Chink made crap screwdriver but I think you should pay $1.10 instead of $1.00."

OK then so a ten percent tariff on oil would only raise the cost of a screw driver by 10 percent? Right?

[central_va]

That is the beauty here, I am only talking about manufactured goods. Oil is a raw material not subject to tariffs.

There are only three ways to create wealth; mine it, grow it or manufacture it. We are doing ok of late on mining and agriculture. It is manufacturing that is being raped.