[1rudeboy]

Ok, let me rephrase that . . . "According to you, the Founding Fathers would have approved of charging all of us money so that some plant in N. Carolina could continue to make crap furniture."

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

Before, during and after the Founding Fathers, America has had some form of Protectionist trade policies. Not to charge all of us money, but to protect our interests, which include our businesses, our national sovereignty and our way of life.
The "crap furniture" is from China and it is being dumped on the market causing 100 year old American furniture companies to layoff Americans and close plants.
Communist China has tariffs, devalues the Yuan by 40%, uses slave-labor and is intent on using economics as a weapon according to 2 of their top Generals.
I'm sure you have read harpseal's list. Tariffs are just one of the many ideas to improve our trade policies.