[marylandrepub1]

You are kidding I hope. Under your idea there would be no incentive to produce anything that works, like in the Communist countries.

[superiorslots]

Quote: You are kidding I hope. Under your idea there would be no incentive to produce anything that works, like in the Communist countries.


Based upon your philosphy how did we ever put man on the moon and be the worlds leader in just about every hi-tech industry back in 1945-1985 when we have tarrifs of some sort and a huge manufacturing base?? When we were exporting more than importing.. HMMM??

We were not only the leader of every industry but the starters of new industries as well.

[WRhine]

You are kidding I hope. Under your idea there would be no incentive to produce anything that works, like in the Communist countries.

Are you suggesting that the restrictive trade policies that were in effect for more than 200 years during which America grew from sparse colonies to the World's leading industrial power were communistic? Odd, it seems to me that exporting America's wealth, industrial assets and technological know-how around the world under the guise of "free trade" is much more in line with Marxism than sensible trade policy that puts America's interests First...not Last. And is that not the duty of our government to do as such?