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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Import tariffs are fine but you have to be careful.

Reagan used them in very specific cases and actually brought Japanese manufacturers to America while helping American companies to compete.


8 posted on 10/01/2011 6:16:14 PM PDT by cripplecreek (MLB Playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2786167/posts)
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To: cripplecreek

Ideally import tariffs will strike a balance between the current mess (which actively destroys US jobs and our economy), vs too many tariffs which simply encourage shoddy American workmanship because there is no competition.

This will give us the very best of both worlds: lowest sustainable prices, and America jobs.

However we do not have competition now. We have destruction.


9 posted on 10/01/2011 6:20:04 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network ("Cut the Crap and Balance!" -- Governor Sarah Palin , Friday August 12 2011, Iowa State Fair)
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