Quote:So where does it stop, do we tax all imported goods so domestic manufacturing is competitive? Made in Mexico, Korea, Japan or just China?


This illustrates the problem, when you js government to influence markets regardless of the reason being justafiable or not you only complicate the problem. Instead of eliminating our governments interference in the form of regulation, union laws, and EPA regulations were just going to tax imported goods so it's fair.


That's no different then welfare distribution using government to solve market distribution is NEVER the solution.


Whatever hopefully it's just bluster and he's smart enough to know the economy can't handle more taxes in any form.

 

Yes, the government protects the American market, that is one of the things it's there for and Madison et al knew it. I'm not advocating all of the other tacked on internal stuff like the EPA and such, and collective bargaining in the private sector is a right. What must happen is for some form of gatekeeping to our market to protect the quality of our lifestyle. 

 

What you advocate is a race to the bottom, suffering an adversary's unfair advantage with no means to retaliate except to join him in his nefarious behavior.

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