In 1789 the U.S. did not need income taxes because all was paid for with tariffs on imports.
America’s strength is consumption. Unless we are willing to compete for $1.00/hour manufacturing jobs, we must go with our strength – consumption. Add $1,000/container import duty and kill all the other taxes.
Yes, other countries will also add tariffs, but we are a net importer and need to offset Chinas currency manipulation.[/quote]
Yes!!! X a billion!
We should engage in **fair** trade, not “free” trade. We should only import things that we cannot make for ourselves, and we should only trade with other countries that have the same environmental and labor standards as we do.
