Sorry, Mr President, you've lost a fan

The U.K. Telegraph ^ | (Filed: 10/03/2002) | By Mark Steyn

[Keith in Iowa]

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Mark Steyn: Sorry, Mr President, you've lost a fan

[RLK]

This idiot knows nothing about economics. Neither does he know much about the cost of automobiles. For decades the cost of workers medical care coverage has been more than the cost of the steel in an automobile.

[duck soup]

Bump, came up empty on search.

[dennisw]

Such clowns don't understand trade deficits, how dangerous they are and how some industries are of strategic importance to us. Iron and steel helped make American great yet some of the free trade types think steel industry is no different than the potato chip business. Pity that most freepers seem to buy such garbage. Same for Rush Limbaugh and Walter Williams who substituted for him last week.

[Governor StrangeReno]

The golden rule-he who has the gold makes the rules

[arielb]

ok name a single economic theory that advocates tariffs. I'm sorry but a book by Pat Buchanan doesn't qualify as an economic theory

[RLK]

It's a triumph of ideology over rationality. There is a process of manufacturing complex confusion and mystification where people argue they can ship every industry and every job, except for their own of course, out of the country, make money doing it, and still have an economy.

[arielb]

iron and steel make America great? What about agriculture, finance or technology? Should we put a 30% tax on foreign stocks or taiwanese computer motherboards to "protect" the US industry?

[duck soup]

How about an economic theory that advocates income taxes?

[cricket]

"But, in the meantime, some of us conservatives are wondering: if he weren't slaughtering Islamofascist nutters in the Hindu Kush, why exactly would we support this guy?

. . .Islamofascist 'nutters' in the Hindu Kush. . .cheap tactic of diminishing this enemy to a caricature of sorts; but works well to diminish the President without having to 'go there'. . .

As for GW, losing a fan; suspect Mark Steyn was never a devoted one. . .

[RLK]

If no economic theor existed that advocated teriffs existed, teriffs would not exist. In all humility, there is only one economic theiry in this world that counts: mine, based upon my observations and reasoning.

[arielb]

we still have to pay income taxes. This just means we end up paying more taxes. At least with an income tax the government doesn't tell me where I what I can buy

[arielb]

tariffs exist for the same reason government pork exists. To buy votes

[RLK]

Absence of tariffs exist for the same reason, to buy votes by displaceing your neighbor with slave labor so you can get somthing for free.

[Jethro Tull]

What I find curious about Steyn's article is his use of the word "fan."

It's almost as if our elected political hires have become rock stars or some baseball icon.

One should beware of becoming a "fan" of a politician or a political party.

Underneath it all, politicians of all stripes are self absorbed creatures with enormous egos...

[duck soup]

At least with an income tax the government doesn't tell me where I what I can buy.

I think your disposal income after taxes is what governs what you buy.

Duck and Cover

[Jethro Tull]

#9)"iron and steel make America great? What about agriculture, finance or technology? Should we put a 30% tax on foreign stocks or taiwanese computer motherboards to "protect" the US industry?"

Why yes, if such tariffs are in America's best interest.

[The Duke]

Hmmmm...well, I suppose the US could allow it's strategically critical internal industries to fall apart, just so we don't offend the pathetic whining Aussie socialists mind you....

[arielb]

yes obviously if you are taxed in any way you have less money to buy stuff. Once you accept the idea of a government you must have some kind of tax system. I wish a voluntary system was feasible but I doubt even a small government could rely on charity donations... Now since my disposable income is already being taxed, I am being taxed again when I buy a foreign good with a tariff. That's an example of government telling me what I can't buy even if I think the foreign good is better!