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After a quick review, I can't say I disagree with you on much of this.
#1.Our gov't shouldn't subsidize anything (farmers included).
#2. Don't agree. If France wants to subsidize Airbus, (pay us to use their services), that's fine. It hurts Boeing, but helps everyone else who's flying Airbus at France's expense. (I think France owns them??)
Slave conditions for workers? Depends on what you mean. If they are actual slaves, we shouldn't buy from them. Period. If they are voluntarily going to work in poor conditions, I don't agree with you.
#3. If our nat'l security is truly at stake, tariffs are fine.
#4. Agreed
#5. Agree with the idea of no corporate tax and only employing Americans/legal immigrants.
#6-10. Agreed

#2. Don't agree. If France wants to subsidize Airbus, (pay us to use their services), that's fine. It hurts Boeing, but helps everyone else who's flying Airbus at France's expense. (I think France owns them??) Slave conditions for workers? Depends on what you mean. If they are actual slaves, we shouldn't buy from them. Period. If they are voluntarily going to work in poor conditions, I don't agree with you. #3. If our nat'l security is truly at stake, tariffs are fine. #4. Agreed #5. Agree with the idea of no corporate tax and only employing Americans/legal immigrants. #6-10. Agreed

Since the most that can be said against tariffs are they do not hurt the American economy and the sucsidy of airbus does hurt Americans by cutting both overseas sales and American sales the little bit of French German subsidy to American air travelers does nothing to make up for the harm it does the rest of us by limiting economic activity. I would have no problem with a 50% revenue tariff deswigned to cut income and payroll taxes.