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Krauthammer: If you subsidize apples, you get more apples. If you subsidize unemployment…
Hotair ^ | 01/07/2014 | Erika Johnsen

Posted on 01/07/2014 12:50:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/07/2014 12:50:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

If you subsidize imports, you get more imports and more unemployment.


2 posted on 01/07/2014 12:55:26 PM PST by DannyTN (A>)
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To: DannyTN

How are we subsidizing imports?


3 posted on 01/07/2014 12:56:36 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

We’re not charging tariffs equal to the tax and regulatory burden on domestic employers.


4 posted on 01/07/2014 12:58:29 PM PST by DannyTN (A>)
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To: SeekAndFind
"How are we subsidizing imports?"

American workers and their employers pay SS taxes. Imports don't.

5 posted on 01/07/2014 1:01:22 PM PST by ex-snook (God is Love)
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RE: We’re not charging tariffs equal to the tax and regulatory burden on domestic employers.

So, NOT Taxing something is equivalent to subsidizing it?


6 posted on 01/07/2014 1:02:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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RE: American workers and their employers pay SS taxes. Imports don’t.

So, the solution is to make the goods that American consumers buy more expensive and give government bureaucrats more money?

I thought we all wanted smaller government?


7 posted on 01/07/2014 1:04:02 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
So, NOT Taxing something is equivalent to subsidizing it?

When American goods are subject to extra taxes in China simply because they're American products, whereas Chinese products are not subject to the same, reciprocal taxes here in the U.S. -- I'd say that's subsidizing Chinese products.

What would you call it?

8 posted on 01/07/2014 1:04:03 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: SeekAndFind

This article reveals the problem. Conservatives discuss issues in elevated and intelligent theses and articles. Friedman, Sowell, Williams, Hayek, Smith.

Collectivists discuss issues simply. “Want a free phone? Here. Want some free food? Here you go. Want some free health care? Here. Republicans ain’t gonna give you free sh—, yo.”

Now who’s going to win that discussion?


9 posted on 01/07/2014 1:04:07 PM PST by lurk
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To: SeekAndFind
I thought we all wanted smaller government?

We do. We all also want FAIR trade. Not FREE trade which skews in favor of other nations at the expense of American workers.

Is there a reason in your eyes why we cannot have both smaller government and fair trade? We can if we go back to the system our founding fathers intended -- which was funding the government via import and excise taxes rather than punitive income taxes.

10 posted on 01/07/2014 1:06:41 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Let’s first ask ourselves why goods are made in China and not here....

Let’s count the ways:

-The minimun wage
-Unions
-Sick Leave
-Paid Holidays
-Family Leave
-ADA
-OSHA
-EPA
-Permit process
-EEOC
-Affirmative Action
-Employer based Daycare
-Employer paid Heathcare
-Employer paid defined retirement plan
-Employee Law Suits

So, the solution is to TAX the Chinese goods the equivalent of all the above costs so that we can level the playing field?

And how much will the things in Wal-Mart cost?


11 posted on 01/07/2014 1:07:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s time to understand that liberals simply do what they’re told and don’t care about hypocrisy, While Leftists do understand economics and are methodically destroying the country while hiding behind liberal ignorance - which isn’t really ignorance, but rather the hip hip hypocrisy of deliberately selected codependent moral cowardice.


12 posted on 01/07/2014 1:08:01 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: lurk
Now who’s going to win that discussion?

The incompetent, inept, economically stupid jackwagon currently sitting in the White House. That's who.

13 posted on 01/07/2014 1:08:17 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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RE: funding the government via import and excise taxes rather than punitive income taxes.

Well, I’ll go there provided we eliminate these government mandated cost on American business that forces companies to make things in China:

-The minimun wage
-Unions
-Sick Leave
-Paid Holidays
-Family Leave
-ADA
-OSHA
-EPA
-Permit process
-EEOC
-Affirmative Action
-Employer based Daycare
-Employer paid Heathcare
-Employer paid defined retirement plan
-Employee Law Suits

If we can’t, all these talk is just academic.


14 posted on 01/07/2014 1:09:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Whatever you subsidize you get more of.
Whatever you tax you get less of...................


15 posted on 01/07/2014 1:10:04 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: SeekAndFind

POSHITUS slipped up big time in his address today: he said we should be even more sympathetic to the 99ers because employers probably won’t hire people who have been out of work so long.

It immediately broke his rhythm when he said it, and he was shaky for the next five minutes.

His prose after the employer comment was like ‘did I just really say that?’


16 posted on 01/07/2014 1:10:49 PM PST by txhurl
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RE: Whatever you tax you get less of...................

So what happens to the goods most Americans buy in Wal-Mart when we tax the hell out of imports?


17 posted on 01/07/2014 1:11:54 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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We can’t tax imports like we should due to WTC rules..............


18 posted on 01/07/2014 1:13:31 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: txhurl

I’m surprised he didn’t follow it up with, “....so to give potential employers more candidates, we need to pass comprehensive immigration reform as soon as possible....”.


19 posted on 01/07/2014 1:14:13 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: SeekAndFind

Since the inception of establishing a “minimum wage” the very basic coin of the realm,the cent, has become valueless. Todays penny costs more to make than its assigned value. Even Canada stopped making them.

Yet this is not an argument for abolishing the coin itself. But to point out when a minimum wage is raised it affixes a given rate of inflation to the period of time it’s emplaced. All raising the minimum wage does actually is devalue the dollar because costs get adjusted in time to compensate to the increase.

A case in point is in the 1940’s a candy bar cost 5 cents when the hourly minimum wage was $.50 per hour. What does it cost today ? Likewise what were the costs of basic goods and services during that period of time as compared with todays basic wage feel good tinkering ?

Who gets hurt the worst when these adjustments are decreed by government? It’s those living on fixed incomes who’s income value is based on previous minimum wage levels but not adjusted to the previous current rates of inflation.

When these feel good socialists frauds under the democrat party banner propose these increases. That is never considered as they pound their breasts claiming they’re for the little guy. All they’re doing is un-necessarily raising the price on goods and services broadening the demand that those affected seek help from them.


20 posted on 01/07/2014 1:14:48 PM PST by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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