(08-15-2024, 09:51 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(08-15-2024, 09:47 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: But what does that mean in this case?  If allowing Chinese steel into the United States results in lower prices for consumers, and bigger profits and more jobs for American businesses, isn't that "America First?"

Not at the expense of putting American's out of work, putting American factories into the gutter and putting American resources on the back burner. We should be leading the way, setting the Gold standard and protecting our citizens financially. 

Not the other way around. We've allowed Globalists to run amuck for far too long. What you're implying, in my opinion, is essentially selling out. No thank you. 

[BLEEP] China. They've sucked enough of our economy dry. We're paying the price for it now. 

What good is your "Made in China" products to you when you can barely afford to keep the energy bill going to run said products?

But I've already made the point that allowing cheap steel into the US would create jobs, and make a lot of the things we buy cheaper.  

Yes, it would hurt American steel workers and the American steel industry, but it would benefit literally everyone else.  American factories would thrive because their raw materials would be cheaper. American jobs would be created because of thriving American factories, and because American consumers would have more money in their pocket to spend on other things.

Your version of "America First" actually hurts America.  How is making everything more expensive supposed to help Americans?

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