WillowTree
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- Sep 15, 2008
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Seriously, I don't have a problem with what you say, I just don't think we can do it anymore. If we institute a large protectionist tariff right now to protect American industry from competition (Smoot-Hawly much?) what do you think the result would be? A depression like the last time we did it. Worse, a long drawn out trip to the World Court who would tell us to stop it? Tariffs against our goods would immediately go up all around the world. What would that do to workers and businesses here?
So you end up slapping down one set of workers in order to save another. That's just playing favorites. In the meantime, one thing we do produce a lot of here, that we are competitive with around the world is agricultural goods. We throw up a high tariff and I hope you are hungry, cuz you're gonna have a lot to eat bud. Oh, on the way to bankrupting ADM, ConAgra and the tens of thousands of workers they employ.
It is correct to say that free trade is imperfect. But it needs to be fixed with a screw driver, not a sledge hammer.
I can tell ya what the result would be,, the rest of the world would be guess what???? they'd be pissed with us arrogant Americans.. Mexico would be pissed, Canada would be pissed, Italy would be pissed, China would be pissed, Italy would be pissed,, just what the DUmmie Democrats don't want right?? They don't want the world pissed at us.. Right???? Right