[Toddsterpatriot]

You can’t have a conversation with them because they cannot fathom that protectionism actually works

Exactly! Because a $20 tariff on imported oil, for example, wouldn't raise the price of domestic oil, right?

[central_va]

Exactly! Because a $20 tariff on imported oil, for example, wouldn't raise the price of domestic oil, right?

I was talking about manufacturing goods but we can bring mining into this discussion as long as you acknowledge that mining and manufacturing are different beasts.