[DugwayDuke]

"Actually my family owns several businesses." - samuel_adams_us

"Let's see, how about a bill for fair trade as well as open trade, how about no taxes for corporations." - samuel_adams_us

"So you are saying the president can't suggest to congress to come up with a way to level the playing field? Tariffs to create more fair trade, where people in different economies are competing on a level playing field?" - samuel_adams_us

Sam,

I'm just slightly curious about those "several businesses" your family owns. Just how would these business be affected by your program of "fair trade", "no taxes for corporations", and "Tariffs to create more fair trade"?

You've already been caught once on this thread distorting facts.

One can only wonder if your family business would benefit handsomely if protective tariffs were enacted. Of course, the fact that these tariffs would raise prices on the average consumer....

[harpseal]

What difference does the fact that his family business might benefit from tariffs when tariffs clearly create an overall improvement in teh investment envirornment within the US. The only ones who do not benefit from an increase in tariffs overall are those with vested interests in imports. tariffs are Constitutional and the original intent of the framers can easily be ascertained as to teh Constitutionality of protective tariffs by simply looking at the fact that the Second act of the firs Congress was to enact a protective tariff.

There is a US Spureme Court opinion which makes note of this. Tariffs are a conservative tenet and to me the question is what jsutification is there for open access to American markets by foreign nations that restrict American products from free entry to their markets.

[samuel_adams_us]

Actually, they affect everything like it affects everyone else, I am just not looking to fill my pockets as fast as the rest are, I would rather do the long term thing, not the short term mistake.