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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
People, even the poor people who lose their jobs to China, won't spend more for an equal quality more expensive US made product than they will spend on a cheaper foreign made product.
Once the US consumer madt this decision the "US worker wage premium" died. It was Joe Six Pack who killed Joe Sixpack- not Roger Smith. Ty- are you proposing tariffs on everything coming into the country so we can maintain the high wage jobs?
I posted this 4 or 5 times now- they don't answer because they can't.
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I am not proposing tariffs to make imports more expensive.
I am proposing not engaging in "free trade" with countries that use government policies to reduce prices on exports -- whether that be dumping, unfair subsidies, or refusal to float currency despite a reasonably developed economy.
I can answer, and did.
Now, can you answer my question: If, say, France gave a 30% subsidy to every French company on all products exported to the US, and imposed a 30% tariff on all products imported from the US, would you say "Great! That benefits the US consumer! It makes wine cheaper, and think of all the jobs that we'll create with all that extra disposable income!"?
