Yes Walter, our founders were very stupid people.
Thanks...
That shows the brilliance of our constitution - assuming congress plays their part unlike the last few years.
Williams’ representative and all other representatives will get to make their case - Trump cannot do this on his own. And Williams can write articles to convince the people to contact their representative.
But a single person like Trump can get in there and change the discussion. Congress and presidents have been going to long with the “free trade” concept and not stepping back and looking at the big picture. Monetary policy, free trade, jobs, exports, imports, taxes, tariffs, etc.
Maybe tariffs are a bad idea. Maybe tax code needs to change. Maybe all sorts of things. Just like with immigration, Trump is getting some discussions going (along with Bernie in this case).
Almost nothing any of the candidates are saying can be done without congress. We’re safe with Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, and even Bernie if congress does their job. (Hillary’s another story). Leadership is what’s going to enable change it it gets congress to talk and work for the people - not ideas.
So in other words, we are going to make a bunch of guesses that are unverifiable with any data, that just happen to validate our theory.
Perfect example, tariffs on ethanol forcing us per federal mandate (which Trump supports) to buy corn based ethanol.
He never mentions the reality of currency manipulation.
Got it, assumption that prove the theory=good, Trumps assumptions that challenge the theory=bad.
OBSOLETE CRAP!!! from Walt Williams. Eff free traitors!
Go Trump2016!!!
At least he spared us of that myth.
The more outlandish “estimates” in this article are unattributed, and the less outrageous come from an organisation with an agenda that does not match that of the reader.
Tariffs are bad.
The threat of a tariff is necessary to ensure fair trade practices.
Walter was missing a variable in his equation. Higher prices will bring more domestic competitors to the steel industry.
“It is estimated “
Estimated, but never concluded.
Liar, what does Dr. Walter E. Williams know about economics. Trump’s gonna magic away the numbers. Common sense is no match for magic.
We live in a country where 10’s of millions of people are paid to vote and not work!!
It would be nice if these types of issues were discussed with the candidates, instead of body parts, insults, or if a candidate is Hitler or not..
Mr. Williams, why has no conservative analyzed Cruz’s VAT tax?
A tariff is a tax on all. make it too big and you can cause problems as we are all intertwined in the global economy.
Tariffs were done during the 1930’s depression and only worsen it.
The study was funded by Peterson Institute for International Economics.
It is often to examine their board to search for potential bias. Its certainly worth a look.....
http://www.iie.com/institute/board.cfm
this is how you vette “Expert Opinions” folks.