Republican Lawmakers Fail to Accept Popularity of Trump’s Tariffs Among GOP Voters, Conservatives

Breitbart ^ | 3 Jul 2018 | John Binder

[Mariner]

Yet we have millions who will vote for a Republican in November.

[arrogantsob]

Will union members vote for help for him in the fall? If they do the RATS are done.

Surely steel workers, automobile workers, construction, mining can see what in front of their faces.

[arrogantsob]

Tariffs are excellent political and retaliatory instruments which Trump is willing use to get rid of them. A perfectly competitive world is no country have tariffs, this would lead to the optimum allocation of resources and greater wealth creation. But this world is far from perfect.

He knows they make no overall economic sense.

My guess is taking this course to draw workers to the GOP. It is a bomb thrown into the enemies camps.

[arrogantsob]

Trump may not let it get that far. It’s principle use is towards the fall elections.

Funny how the philo-tariffers take no notice of the jobs lost if exports drop when the furreners raise their tariffs and buy less of our goods. They only look at its effect on job creation as though there are not job loses.

[arrogantsob]

You are lying about who is lying.

[1Old Pro]

I notice the media is not reporting that Merkel has backed down and is pushing for lowering their tariffs on American cars - more winning and not reported.

[central_va]

his would lead to the optimum allocation of resources and greater wealth creation. But this world is far from perfect.

Spoken like a true gloBULList. You and your ilk are the enemy of patriots everywhere my friend. Stalin and Hitley, both globalists, talked about the "world" resources and spreading the wealth too.

Globalism, dissolving or lessening border control to undermine the nation-state and the will of the people in those nation-states. It is the opposite of nationalism.

Symptoms

1. Promiscuity with regards to the entry of goods and humans with no regard to the deleterious effect on the indigenous population.
2. Purposely failing to retaliate to other nations mercantilism and protection of markets and no proper response through counter tariff of imported goods for the benefit of international corporate profit.
3. Allowing illegal aliens free access and super citizen status.
4. Flooding the USA with foreign immigration with the sole propose of pushing a left wing ideology and to reduce wages.
5. Global Labor Arbitrage: Often, a prosperous nation (such as the United States) will remove its barriers to international trade, integrating its labor market with those of nations with a lower cost of labor (such as India, China, and Mexico), resulting in a shifting of jobs from the prosperous nation to the developing one. The end result is an increase in the supply of labor relative to the demand for labor, which means a decrease in costs and a decrease in wages. "

[1Old Pro]

Drom the dow jones wire: BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday threw her weight behind back-channel efforts to eliminate car import tariffs, fueling hope of a resolution aimed at heading off unilateral U.S. moves in the all-important sector. Ms. Merkel's comments bolstered German auto stocks, which soared 5% on Thursday after news of a meeting between the U.S. ambassador to Germany and the heads of the big three German auto makers -- part of ongoing consultations on scrapping car tariffs altogether.

[central_va]

You economic traitors want it both ways: A lack of tariffs costs us jobs and lowers wages, a proven historical and economic fact. Then, comically(actually dangerously), you then try to tell us a tariff will do the same thing! Two paths going in opposite directions can’t lead to the same place. What a bunch of brain washed robots you Free Traitors™ are. You deserve contempt.

[arrogantsob]

What flaws do you refer to? Free trade is aimed at the optimal allocation of economic resources which implies minimum government involvement. Tariffs lead to much more government involvement in market place decisions.

It is a Knife’s Edge to walk.

[eyedigress]

It is quite obvious that workers are lacking in this economy.

Help Wanted is everywhere in NC.

[arrogantsob]

None of those characterizations are true.

[arrogantsob]

Market prices determine resource optimally. Not market prices as the government produces.

International trade is not a zero sum game. Both sides win if there are no market distortions.

[central_va]

It is quite obvious that workers are lacking in this economy.

There is not labor shortage, there is a wage shortage. After 30 years of being on top the ruling corporate class doesn't know how to handle raising wages, a tightening labor market,or how to attract Americans that demand respect.

[central_va]

International trade is not a zero sum game. Both sides win if there are no market distortions.

Tell that to the community that loses it's factory and real estate plunges all to increase the bottom line by 2%. There are indeed winners and LOSERS in "free trade".

[arrogantsob]

How much can you sell a poor country? What if it is rich? Which would you prefer?

[central_va]

Comrade Globalist you have every right to expect and demand free trade between say Alabama and Nevada. But not between the USA and China. Thank God for patriots like Donald Trump. Hopefully we can transform this economy without having to hang any Free Traitors™.

[arrogantsob]

Insufficient supply of labor draws out more labor through higher wages.

Many people who won’t work for $15 an hour will for $20

If the government allows it.

[central_va]

I don’t want to sell anything to any other country. The USA is unique in that it CAN and has been in the past totally self sufficient in everything except exotic fruit and minerals like oil.

[central_va]

Many people who won’t work for $15 an hour will for $20 If the government allows it.

The government set FLOOR on wages not a CEILING. You are delusional, again.