“The real question is who is going to restore the import tariffs, and restore American manufacturing”
When you put up barriers to competition you get an inferior product at a higher cost ....
And in this case more money to the government!
“The real question is who is going to restore the import tariffs, and restore American manufacturing”
Vote Barry Sanders and bring back the 19th century.
There is country that uses those policies.
North Korea.
As an example, the present Dept of Commerce / Int'l Trade Commission process for anti-dumping is a disgusting nest of crony-capitalism and price-fixing Form an otherwise oligopoly of producers to bring an anti-dumping case, collect the duties made from antidumping penalties. Have K-street lawyers on permanent retainer manage the case with involved congressmen forever.
An open border gloBULList progressive income tax lover has spoken.
“The real question is who is going to restore the import tariffs, and restore American manufacturing”
The libtards do not want American manufacturing. Too dirty, hurts the environment. Plants and animals before people.
I doubt most people would say cheap imports have led to superior products. But they are really cheap.
Raising imports doesn't create a barrier to competition except for competition from cheap third world labor. The American market is big enough to generate plenty of competition to drive product innovation and lower prices.
And those import tariffs worked well for this country for it's first 180 years. You didn't see a lack of competition then did you?
If you're worried about more money going to the government since there is no guarantee they would use it to pay down the debt, then lower the corporate and individual income taxes by the amount raised from the tariffs.
You get a double whammy that way. Not only does it bring back manufacturing, but Americans start keeping more of what they make and have more money to spend in the local economy.