If you look at Trump’s actions, not his word, it’s clear he wouldn’t be protectionist. He’ll ship every job he can overseas or give it to illegals.
Do they really think that Trump doesn’t understand economics?
Oh, and NAFTA, GATT, and now the TPP are better for us?
It was FDR, not Herbert Hoover, whose Communist economics kept the Great Depression going ten years longer than necessary.
The country was coming out of the Depression when FDR threw it back in.
No Larry Trump just wants to negotiate trade deals that actually benefit the US not the turd world trading partner.
China is protectionist and I rarely see any criticism about them from our chattering class.
Kudlow is a real open borders, bottom line uber alles kinda guy.
you don’t want tariffs?
then: 1. end crony capitalism
2. remove crushing regulations
3. make good trade deals
Your ilk created Trump, now deal with it
Larry Kudlow: the favorite pet of the ruling class dragged out of mothballs to assure us that nothing can be done, or changed, to change the course we are on.
I trust Trump far more than Kudrow on this issue.
More cheap labor garbage.
I used to listen to LK quite often, and found some good insights, but PLEASE !
Free trade is fine and desirable. Shipping our manufacturing jobs to foreign countries is not fine and not desirable. If you want to take your factory to Mexico or China to build your widgets and then turn around and sell them here in America, you should be prepared to pay a tariff AFAIC.
I like free trade. So eliminate zoning, professional licensing, crony capitalism, corporate welfare and government monopolies.
Because the American economy is doing so well under that world renown financial wizard, Barack Obama.
I listened to Kudlow over the weekend and he is either ill informed on Trump or he is a spin mister for the establishment. He has wrongly assumed that Trump is a protectionist. Trump is an AMERICAN CAPITALIST. How is Trump going to make America great if he allows the status quo on the rediculous trade imbalances we now have around the world? He is going to gain free and FAIR trade agreements. If you know anything about negotiations, you never take anything off the table before you sit down, not even tariffs. If you subscribe to the McConnell approach (absolutely no gov’t shutdown) and disclose your hand before you start negotiations, you are certain to get screwed. Kudlow is in the McConnell school of stupid.
Hey Kudlow, the economy has been hurting for some time.
Trump needs to start speaking about Taxes asap or he will be defined as a Protectionist who wants to punish businesses for fleeing taxaholic states and the Fed govt
Both Moore and Kudlow KNOW the answer: FairTax!
I devoutly wish that someone with Trumps’ phone number would call him and convince him that the ONLY action America has to do to fix the trade imbalance is shift to a border adjustable tax system — the FairTax.
And then, if it comes to it, match ANY foreign country’s tariff scheme — “If you put tariffs on our goods, we’ll do the same to your goods.”
Problem solved.
FRom the FairTax FAQ web site at https://fairtax.org/faq#faq-5499bf7f2017a864640004f7
“How does this affect U.S. competitiveness in foreign trade?
“Because the FairTax is automatically border adjustable, the 17 percent competitive advantage, on average, of foreign producers is eliminated, immediately boosting U.S. competitiveness overseas. American companies doing business internationally are able to sell their goods at lower prices but at similar margins, and this brings jobs to America.
“In addition, U.S. companies with investments or plants abroad bring home overseas profits without the penalty of paying income taxes, thus resulting in more U.S. capital investment.
“And at last, imports and domestic production are on a level playing field. Exported goods are not subject to the FairTax, since they are not consumed in the U.S.; but imported goods sold in the U.S. are subject to the FairTax because these products are consumed domestically.”
Kudlow doesn’t understand negotiations.
He is no different from the peaceniks who think disarmamant is what leads to peace.