[Domalais]

I don’t think that artificially creating jobs through trade policy is the solution to that problem. That would be essentially no different from having them on welfare or paying them to break rocks.

[central_va]

I don’t think that artificially creating jobs through trade policy is the solution to that problem.

There is nothing artificial about it. It is both socially less expensive and financially less expensive. OTH we could keep taxing the middle class to death to pay for our "lazy" workers.

Tariffs are the answer because oursourcing has a cost, whether you want to admit it or not.

Factories that make toys today can be converted into making armamants tomorrow, if needed. The problem is when you need the factory and it is now in enemy territory!