To: DugwayDuke
What difference does the fact that his family business might benefit from tariffs when tariffs clearly create an overall improvement in teh investment envirornment within the US. The only ones who do not benefit from an increase in tariffs overall are those with vested interests in imports. tariffs are Constitutional and the original intent of the framers can easily be ascertained as to teh Constitutionality of protective tariffs by simply looking at the fact that the Second act of the firs Congress was to enact a protective tariff.
There is a US Spureme Court opinion which makes note of this. Tariffs are a conservative tenet and to me the question is what jsutification is there for open access to American markets by foreign nations that restrict American products from free entry to their markets.
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08/12/2003 10:18:46 AM PDT by
harpseal
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To: harpseal
"What difference does the fact that his family business might benefit from tariffs when tariffs clearly create an overall improvement in teh investment envirornment within the US."
Motivations are always relevent particularly when someone has been caught distoring facts.
Whether tariffs improve the investment environment is debatable particularly when they raise the cost of doing business for both business and consumers.
"The only ones who do not benefit from an increase in tariffs overall are those with vested interests in imports."
Such as consumers?
"tariffs are Constitutional and the original intent of the framers can easily be ascertained as to teh Constitutionality of protective tariffs by simply looking at the fact that the Second act of the firs Congress was to enact a protective tariff."
Tariffs were used to fund govenment, not protect jobs and wages.
"There is a US Spureme Court opinion which makes note of this. Tariffs are a conservative tenet and to me the question is what jsutification is there for open access to American markets by foreign nations that restrict American products from free entry to their markets."
I favor the use of tariffs to combat unfair trade practices. I do not favor the use of tariffs to increase costs to businesses and consumers so that other business and citizens can profit at the expense of their fellow citizens.
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