GOP Tariff Scolds Are Rejecting Reagan’s Steel Protection Legacy

Breitbart ^ | March 2, 2018 | by JOHN CARNEY

[Dalberg-Acton]

And the tariff on Japanese motorcycles to keep Harley Davidson in business.

[Ceebass]

The increased cost of beer cans and auto chassis will be more than made up for by less unemployment, welfare, etc

[Kazan]

Any additional costs due to tariffs have already been more than offset by cutting corporate taxes and slashing billions of dollars of regulations.

[shelterguy]

More proof that the “republicans” sold out long ago. Look who they stand up for, not the USA.

[Robert DeLong]

Tariffs were the main source of revenue for the federal government from 1789 to 1914. During this period, there was vigorous debate between the various political parties over the setting of tariff rates. In general Democrats favored a tariff that would pay the cost of government, but no higher. Whigs and Republicans favored higher tariffs to protect and encourage American industry and industrial workers. Since the early 20th century, however, U.S. tariffs have been very low and have been much less a matter of partisan debate.

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[Brilliant]

To be fair they also scolded Reagan.

[big'ol_freeper]

There’s no need for tariffs if there is fair trade. Trump is a fighter. Where he sees unfair trade he’ll impose tariffs. And we’ve been taking a screwing on trade without fighting back for a long time.

[SoFloFreeper]

the only time i see Ben Sasse’s name in the press is when he is attacking Trump.

seriously.

this guy wants to pretend to be a hero for the Constitution, but somehow he ends up being a modern day McInsane.

hey ben, you got a problem with the president and leader of your party? be a grown up and discuss it with him. don’t go to the media and publicly attack him.

what a baby.

[RedMonqey]

It’s NOT just a case of ECONOMICS!

It’s also a case for the societal HEALTH of our fellow Americans.

It’s no surprise that the drug crisis has hit hardest in the blue collar areas of American(the rust belt)

I’d rather pay a little more for my next truck and see that”big beautiful “Made In America” emblem stamped on it than spend millions, nay BILLIONS on welfare, workfare or drug rehabilitation programs when all is needed is give a man(or woman) the satisfaction of working hard and seeing the fruits of their labor.

We, as a nation used to understand this.

May President Trump relight this flame again and truly:

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”

[amihow]

The globalists be damned. Tariffs are a tool! Can be used for good or bad. Trump smart on this one!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Chinese have soft slavery and ecological spoliation to be able to do it.

[HiTech RedNeck]

All things will adjust. But most of all, morale. There will be more work in the work, so to speak.

[JPJones]

George Washington put tariffs on British shipping, I guess the rino’s would have scolded him too.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Beg pardon? Be specific.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh sorry. Sasse and company.

Those whose oxen stand to be most immediately gored may be speaking up first. Understandable.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The whole point of band-aid politics seems to be to discourage America to act as a team. Nebraska sells less cattle to China now. Bad thing. But then workers in domestic steel industry start eating more steak. Good thing.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Back when we had limited, Constitutional government that didn’t require taxing the citizenry?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Yeah... With tariffs.

Now we can’t completely shut all doors to the world. Some marvelous things are possible through international collaboration. Modern technology needs Chinese mining. But depending on other countries for common staple items is stupid.

[RedMonqey]

Yeah, it's a real “economic mirage” when a nation can literally poison the sky and pay pennies on a dollar(yen?) to achieve “superpower economy”. And I'm not wild about helping a Commie enemy build their ships at the expense of our workers.

We were sold on the ideal that a thriving Chinese economy would ultimate doom the Communist hegemony over it's people.

Instead it has only “fatten” the bloodsucking ticks and it's leader-for-life Xi Jinping apparently.

Another “great ideal” sold to us by the Clinton-Bush” dynasty.

I say, Trump, “Tear down this (Chinese )wall”