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To: Mase

Is it or is it not the duty of the federal gov’t to regulate trade with foreign nations? Answer: It is.

Is it or is it not the history of our nation that we have always had and used tariffs? Answer: it is.

Is it or is it not in our nation’s strategic interest to be able to produce our own steel, titanium, food, gold, microchips, nuclear warheads, and submarines? Answer: it is.

Did you know most all countries put taxes on our exports while we do not tax their imports. They have something called a VAT, which they rebate to their exporters but charge our products upon entry. Did you know the globalists in the WTO that manage, yes I said MANAGE, world trade do not have the US interest at heart.

Mirror trade is the answer, not any more ankle grabbing by the USA.


111 posted on 02/04/2009 4:50:06 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant
Is it or is it not the duty of the federal gov’t to regulate trade with foreign nations?

And that fact has never stopped them from doing stupid things has it?

Is it or is it not the history of our nation that we have always had and used tariffs?

The desire for trade protection gave us the 16th amendment. Don't you think Americans are taxed enough? And yes, tariffs are taxes.

Is it or is it not in our nation’s strategic interest to be able to produce our own steel, titanium, food, gold, microchips, nuclear warheads, and submarines?

And only tariffs can make that happen? Please. We've had a free trade policy since the end of WWII. In that time we've become the world's only superpower and the serve as the locomotive for the world economy. How much worse can it get?

Did you know most all countries put taxes on our exports while we do not tax their imports

Because they punish their consumers, we should do the same? Higher prices. For the children?

Did you know the globalists in the WTO that manage, yes I said MANAGE, world trade do not have the US interest at heart.

Because the WTO never rules in our favor? Is that what you think?

Mirror trade is the answer, not any more ankle grabbing by the USA.

Mirror trade? Managed by some bureaucrats in lifetime government jobs instead of free men freely deciding what's in their best interest? You do realize that people trade to benefit themselves otherwise they wouldn't make the deal, right?

Why you want higher prices and a more intrusive and powerful government is a mystery.

116 posted on 02/04/2009 5:06:56 PM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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