I'm with you. But I think there is still merit to this guy's ideas. The first thing we need to do is to get America working again. And that means raising import tariffs.
We are buying from the Chinese and employing them instead of buying American. And Governmental trade policy can change that.
Once there are private sector jobs available, then we can move welfare recipients to work. And in the process we will increase government revenues and decrease government outlays and much of our budget problem will go away.
Lets see, we have an out of control horde of regulatory agencies costing private industry $10 Trillion a year and we have the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialized world. Both are major factors in driving corporations to more business friendly economies.
As a solution you propose driving those punishing policies to foreign producers, driving prices up for your fellow Americans. I’d prefer making the US competitive once again by a major reduction in regulations and a complete elimination of corporate taxes!
We need to lower the cost of government and lower the cost of doing business in this country. Shutting down dollar stores and raising prices to lower the standard of living isn't the answer. If you think we're ever going to produce low-priced widgets in this country just by raising the price, you are insane.