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14. Agreed. They should have been tried waaay before Clinton was in office.

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 09:25 AM

Apr 2025

After that was the Wal-Martinization of our economy where Wal-mart forced all manufacturing mostly to China causing all our factories to close.

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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

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

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

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