[Hawthorn]

>> Tariffs were the chosen mode of financing the government of the first free nation in the modern world. <<

Ergo, it logically follows that tariffs are good. OK, got it.

>> Since the income tax was fraudulently instituted, we are no longer a free nation <<

I think it’s truly sad that you have such a gloomy outlook. And I mean that seriously. No sarcasm intended.

On the other hand, I feel very free and fortunate, and I’m very happy about living in the USA — in spite of the fact that I just had to pay an outrageously high amount of income tax to the feds plus two separate state gov’ts.

>> Can’t imagine what you could have against tariffs <<

It’s really not my job to educate you in the fundamentals of free-market economics. But maybe you’d want to go back to school to study Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Milton Friedman and Tom Sowell.

[editor-surveyor]

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I’ll pray for your eyesight; miracles do happen.
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[ConservativeMind]

Milton Friedman disliked the income tax over tariffs, but he couldn’t do anything about an amendment.

Everyone is “Free to Choose” when there are tariffs.

By the way, I own that book with his and his wife’s autographs in it.