Posted on 09/25/2020 7:55:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
That is NOT what she said...
That’s what tariffs effectively do.
They raise the cost for China to sell into the American markets. That gives American made products an advantage in our home market.
Some of the nice things about tariffs is they provide a revenue stream to the government to help take care of unemployed Americans. And they don’t prohibit anyone from buying products from overseas, they just create a price advantage for American made products. They are less disruptive than an outright ban. So if there is a product you just can’t find a suitable replacement for, then you can still buy Chinese.
Danny, I’m suggesting the size of their economy will quickly be reduced by pulling the American consumer out of their economy. Walmart is just one large example.
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