Even the most hardcore leftists on here have to appreciate the irony in the fact Hillary still hasn't accepted the result from 2016 and now you want to shun Trump for doing the same, except with an actual valid reason.

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(11-06-2020, 03:52 PM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote:

(11-06-2020, 01:11 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Really? In what form? Tax credits, welfare? Please elaborate how you would distribute tariff income to the citizens.

Trade wars and trade deficits are one of the most misunderstood concepts in economics.  A country that applies tariffs to foreign goods in most situations hurts their own businesses (who pay the tariffs on the goods) and their consumers (who get charged higher prices from the businesses to make up their inflated costs).  Trump's trade wars hurt our country; it did not help it.  It is an imaginary war with no victory... except for the government, who pockets the tariff $$$.  Trump's tariffs are basically hidden taxes on American businesses and citizens.

Most things with long term benefits won't be pain free up front. Trust me, I flip houses in my free time and the cost of construction materials and appliances have gone through the roof, pun intended. I'm not mad at Trump for this because I am a reasonable person. I also know we will go back to the status quo with Joe where we pay less for items, but allow China to continue to gain on our economy and continue to steal our IP, which is awful for us long term.

I was willing to pay more with the tariffs if that meant things were made in America, but that takes more than a few years to actually materialize.

Everyone increases the deficit. That takes multiple people to tango.

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