Mark Levin Show,M-F,6PM-9PM,EDT,WABC AM,August 8-12,2016

Mark Levin Show ^ | August 8, 2016 | Mark Levin

[iontheball]

I’m voting for the guy but remind me again how tarrifs create jobs exactly when there are over 16,000 today? So the government gets to pick the winners and losers in the marketplace? Please share what precise product we will impose tarrifs on and against which country? Additionally share the number of jobs said tarrifs would produce (the importation of x number from said country to the creation of ours).
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This is one of the most idiotic arguments out there. Currently every major international trader has tariffs or other self-imposed restrictions including currency manipulation that is crushing American goods and business ventures trying to enter foreign economies while we stupidly pretend this is great for our businesses and economy. Now, Levin wants more of the same huge trade deficits and rails against Trump for wanting to level the playing field. Levin sits there and pretends there are no trade wars going on just because we refuse to fight back against those taking advantage of us and bleeding us dry.

[central_va]

This is the law George Washington signed. The counties first law.

"Whereas it is necessary for that support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandise:"[1]

Go ahead call George a socialist. Go ahead.

[YogicCowboy]

You are ignoring two realities:

1) Crony capitalism, which picks winners and losers even more reliably than tariffs.

2) The fact that so-called free trade is only free to the other side; they get to do whatever they want to us.

Those in power do not want to fix the problems; they want to exacerbate them.

[central_va]

Tariffs kill jobs, in China.

[central_va]

The biggest plank in the Republican Platform was the tariff. Until WWII and the globalists started to take over.

[higgmeister]

I’m voting for the guy but remind me again how tarrifs create jobs exactly when there are over 16,000 today? So the government gets to pick the winners and losers in the marketplace? Please share what precise product we will impose tarrifs on and against which country? Additionally share the number of jobs said tarrifs would produce (the importation of x number from said country to the creation of ours).

Government regulations and corporate tax rates are what’s killing jobs here, certainly not the lack of government imposed tarrifs. But hey it’s a movement and tarrifs sound so cool

So, you have come out to support the Confederate States of America's position on slavery, I see.

I will listen to you when you factor into your figures the Chinese communist slave labor wages and unbalanced state controlled regulatory and infrastructure costs that will forever bankrupt our nation unless something is done to thwart it.

Unchecked we will regress into socialist control just like the Commies we have fought against for over a hundred years.

[bray]

Smoot Hawley had nothing to do with the Depression. FDR taking over the banks and not allowing them to loan money is what caused it along with Kennedy shorting the stock market.

Pray America wakes

[Jarhead9297]

This was BEFORE THE Federal income tax!!! You precisely made my point for me!!!

Tarrifs were the ONLY financial vehicle for the government to raise money! Tarrifs make the Government rich not create jobs! It’s to feed the already largesse beast!

Now if we wish to impose tarrifs and do away with the Federal Income tax then hell count me in!

[central_va]

So if three was a 100% import duty do you think Carrier would have moved to Mexico? Your argument is stupid.

Tariffs work, let's start with that assumption. You can argue for or against but you can't argue they don't protect industry and raise revenue. To deny that is just crazy talk.

[central_va]

I find most globalist free traders are in love with the income tax.

[central_va]

How about a complete embargo on ALL imports. What would happen then?

[lewislynn]

If we simply threaten tariffs on those countries/products that have no problem imposing tariffs or even blocking our products from entering their country maybe they'll change their ways...if not we impose the tariffs.

Simple logic is your friend. Learn it love it.

[central_va]

Free Trade is religion so good luck taking logic to the illogical

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein

[Jarhead9297]

You’re making me think here and I don’t like that on a Monday night!! :-) I don’t entirely know. I guess it would depend on the country. If China I believe it’s cripple this country until manufacturing sprung up to fill the demand on the millions of products and goods. If any other country maybe short term pains with the hopes of filling the demand through US companies and labor?

You’ve stumped me here :-)

[Jarhead9297]

I like to believe the secret formula to jobs is Reagan...his plan was simple...cut corporate tax rates and federal across the board..id go a step further slashing all federal budgets by 20% across the board...and I mean real money not 20% of baked in fake growth.

This without a single tarrif I feel is the formula. Out money in people’s pockets and they’ll generate that revenue/growth

[central_va]

So with a complete embargo just maybe a few factories might spring up here and there? Just maybe kinda sorta? And those factories might hire people? And the construction company that builds plants might do well and hire people and so on and so on? Yeah it’s called an economy! I knew you would get it!

[central_va]

Our money in people’s pockets and they’ll generate that revenue/growth in China.

[higgmeister]

Smoot Hawley had nothing to do with the Depression. FDR taking over the banks and not allowing them to loan money is what caused it along with Kennedy shorting the stock market.

Revisionist history is not a friend of facts.

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday (October 29) was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States.

Herbert Hoover In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933

The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries.

Roosevelt brought us the socialist state we have now but he did not start the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

[Dan in Wichita]

Levin HAS said on several occasions he will likely vote for Trump.

He said it again tonight, I believe it was in the third hour of his show.

He put it this way (paraphrasing a bit here): "When it comes to voting for president this year, I have a choice of slitting my throat or cutting off my arm. I have no intention of slitting my throat, so I'll have to cut off my arm and vote Trump"

If you don't believe me, you can go to his website where he archives his shows. Today's show may already be available for your listening.

[stocksthatgoup]

Too bad Levin has no insight into economic