People argue that tariffs only hurt the consumers. I say that the taxes raised from tariffs should go to replace all the equipment worn out by the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
42 posted on 09/07/2016 5:18:40 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
(Only idiot liberals believe that disarming the sheep makes them safe from the wolves.)
That is a good point. It is a source of income. And, the tariff need only be large enough to take away any unfair advantage that currency fixing would create.
You could say that currency manipulation is a blanket tariff in itself.
62 posted on 09/07/2016 7:25:35 PM PDT by Bogie
(Just a coincidence?)