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To: rlmorel

Yep, and even Trump himself is against tariffs in principle. He’s said out loud that the ideal is a pure free market with no tariffs. But of course in the real world tariffs make sense in the same way that government makes sense because men aren’t angels. We shouldn’t play the chump with nations like Mexico and China who would gladly use our free market idealism to bleed us out. I am fully in favor of Trump fighting fire with fire with tariffs.


49 posted on 06/07/2019 6:48:04 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

It is how I feel as well. Well said.


88 posted on 06/07/2019 9:23:47 PM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: Yardstick

You truly think we live in a free market? We are an extremely over regulated, Government leveraged, overtaxed market. If Government truly got the hell out of the way, stopped corporate taxes and allowed a true free market to thrive only then would we be a free market.

Want to build a manufacturing plant? The Government will tell you where, when, how large it can be, what would not be acceptable, hold onto dozens of permits, tax each and every entity along the way and then tell you in essence what you can and cannot do within your business.


98 posted on 06/07/2019 10:58:15 PM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: Yardstick

Trump hates tariffs for sure! He’s a free trader.That’s all he’s asking anyone! But, if they screw with him he gives it back in spades.Anyone dumb enough to take him on will pay the price.


118 posted on 06/08/2019 11:05:39 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Maga: USA supports Trump. Home of the Free because of the brave.)
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