pan6467

I agree with all of it except the import tariffs. I believe we should be able and we should in times of crisis like NOW, be able to raise tariffs temporarily (a period of 5 to 10 years) to a level that makes the import competitive and not undercutting our own goods. This is so that we may rebuild our own industries, tax base and infrastructures. To limit import tariffs as we have been is suicidal and has been proven to be more damaging to us than helpful.

Now, in exchange for protecting our industry, they have to prove that they are paying livable wages, giving fair benefits and developing competitive priced product so that when the tariff is lifted they can still compete without having to cut quality, jobs or the tax base created.

Now, if a foreign company wishes to come in and start manufacturing here, so long as they abide by our laws pay taxes and not get abatements and tax writeoffs for opening a factory... then the product they make here should be exempt from the tariffs, but all product they import is still subjugated to tariff.

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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"