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Happy Hoosier

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7. Tageted tariffs CAN be a good idea.

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:44 AM

Apr 2025

Broad-based tariffs rarely are.

But automation is killing manufacturing jobs and anti-union policies are making most of those that remain lower-tier jobs.

The days when unskilled or low-skilled jobs in the right industries can get you in to the middle-class are pretty much gone in this country.

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Tariffs may have been a good idea [View all] Pototan Apr 2025 OP

A display of vengeance. A weakness of the human cachukis Apr 2025 #1

Trump has successfully used free trade as a substitute for the real problems in the US Johnny2X2X Apr 2025 #2

Bravo! Well said. Taylor Picker Apr 2025 #3

Absolutely! Very well said! paleotn Apr 2025 #12

THIS. yardwork Apr 2025 #13

Truth blubunyip Apr 2025 #16

These same people have always dreamed Dr. T Apr 2025 #17

Automation and robotics have doomed bronxiteforever Apr 2025 #4

Even if they were a great idea mucifer Apr 2025 #5

Obviously, it was not a good idea because trillions of dollars were lost Meowmee Apr 2025 #6

Tageted tariffs CAN be a good idea. Happy Hoosier Apr 2025 #7

Dukakis and his made in America Blue Full Moon Apr 2025 #8

Much more than 30 years ago quaker bill Apr 2025 #9

Krasnov didn't do this for economic reasons gab13by13 Apr 2025 #10

I'm more of a free-trade with labor protection kind of person. Gore1FL Apr 2025 #11

Agree mvd Apr 2025 #15

Agreed. They should have been tried waaay before Clinton was in office. mdbl Apr 2025 #14

It's the narcissist in him. When His Holiness farts, Dr. T Apr 2025 #18

Pat Buchanan was a big supporter of tariffs back then Polybius Apr 2025 #19

Ross Perot did Pototan Apr 2025 #20

Thank you Polybius Apr 2025 #22

haven't heard about him in some time Skittles Apr 2025 #23

Tariffs don't work in a modern economy. Self Esteem Apr 2025 #21