Europe Lists U.S. Imports It Plans to Tax

Yahoo via the DRUDGE REPORT ^ | Sat Mar 23, 2:56 PM ET | By PAUL MELLER The New York Times

[Great Dane]

Funny little story on subsidies:
One year [I think under King Clinton] a bushel of Durham wheat was $4+ in the US, but if farmers chose to export it, it was subsidized to the tune of $11 a bushel, result.... all Durham wheat was exported,[ keep in mind, you need Durham for pasta,]the US still wouldn't allow Canada to fill the gab, as I remember the pasta had to be imported.
Subsidies and sillyness goes hand in hand, and no one has monopoly on either.

[shaggy eel]

,,, I should actually record here that I'm not anti-Bush at all, I just disagree with these tariffs.

[meyer]

Does anybody actually import anything from the US?

[ThJ1800]

The answer would be money. They lose money as a result of this.

Another salient point is the EU is not exactly the pinnacle of free trade they would like to pass themselves off as. They want to protect their own markets from what they predict will be a flood of cheap steel from other nations.

[toddst]

Thanks Bush, you stupid moron, for raising taxes. This was 100000% about politics only (West Virginia)

You might have added "IMHO." My goodness. No reason to get nasty! And who is on your side that would better represent your interests than George W?

[ThJ1800]

According to the American steel and Iron Insitute, the US exported 6,144,000 N.T. over the 12 month period for 2001.

We also export poultry, 50% of which goes to Russia, however, Russia has placed a ban on US poultry imports, presumably in response to US tariffs on steel.

[toddst]

Does anybody actually import anything from the US?

Yep. Last time I checked we export a few dollars worth of arms, among other things. Also food - lots of it. Even oil, although to me that doesn't make much sense.

[meyer]

I agree, it makes little sense to export oil.

I was being just a little sarcastic with my comment regarding US exports. I know that we do export products, but we import a whole heckuva lot more.

I really wish we'd use the tarriff tax more and the income tax less. Not on specific products, but on all imports. I also would entertain the idea of matching, dollar for dollar, the tariffs of other countries on comparable products. Like cars manufactured in Japan, for instance.

[GuillermoX]

Someone who won't raise taxes, nationalize industry, give amnesty to illegals, grant a huge increase in Fed education spending, sign CFR...

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"So this is not a response to any unfair behavior on the part of Europe."

SM, If it's not, it should be. wages in the socialist countries of Europe and Japan are as high or higher than they have ever been in the U.S. of A.. The ONLY possible way for them to produce steel cheaper is for the countries to subsidize the energy costs of the manufacturers in those countries. Besides which steel is a VERY important commodity we that should hang onto the capability of producing it in this country. During Gulf Storm, we had to contract COSCO shipping to transport materials to the Gulf. COSCO is CHINA'S shipping Company. This is NOT good when we are talking about the "security" of the U.S. of A. To HELL with this globalist interdependence bullshit. INDEPENDENCE WORKS!!! Pwace and love, George.

[toddst]

I really wish we'd use the tarriff tax more and the income tax less. Not on specific products, but on all imports. I also would entertain the idea of matching, dollar for dollar, the tariffs of other countries on comparable products. Like cars manufactured in Japan, for instance.

10-4 on less income tax. If there are tariffs (I'd rather see none, however) I agree there should be equity.

This has been what I expect as a productive thread on Free Republic. Personally I thank you all for your participation.

[Great Dane]

Does anybody actually import anything from the US?

We do, I think the numbers are close to 80 billion a year, I could be wrong, someone correct me if I am.

[Great Dane]

This has been what I expect as a productive thread on Free Republic. Personally I thank you all for your participation.

It has indeed, and thank you.

[Schweinhund]

[somebody importing anything from the US? -films, books, software, hitech, arms, music, fast food chains...] see, how would you react if one of these 'euretard' countries would decide that you had to pay 30% protection tax on something. i would really like to see you run amok. in another thread (regarding the 'war on terror', especially THAT war on terror that is a purely american showdown with its old enemies it didnt manage to crush the first time) somebody told us to show backbone (meaning siding with the US and not critizising you, sic!). regarding everything i read here IMHO at least half of you should simply try to imagine you were poked with the same stick you call 'american foreign politics'.

[dinodino]

There's no way to defend these tariffs. They must be eliminated. Bush is no free marketeer, that's for sure. He wouldn't know a free market if one fell on his head.