Tariffs: A Cross-Over Issue

By Michael Alan Prestwood

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Tariffs
Tariffs are taxes. Like all taxes, we should debate them when proposed and prior to implementation. For each tariff proposed, look for a good argument and counter-argument. Step away from partisan politics and weigh the validity and value of the arguments.
TAKE-AWAY: Although tariffs protect specific American jobs, they do increase the cost of goods. In essence, tariffs are a tax on imported items.
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Tariffs: A Cross-Over Issue

Tariffs are an interesting cross-over issue. Normally, Republicans oppose ALL TARIFFS as taxes on Americans. They even have the Republican Grover Norquist Pledge.

Democrats have always been for “reasonable tariffs” implemented in a skilled and negotiated way so as to protect the American worker. Democrats oppose Trump’s tariffs because very few to no experts agree with his approach. When tariffs are proposed, there is usually a divide among the experts with the Republican party opposing it as a tax on Americans and Democrats trying to justify why the tariff is needed. In Trump’s case, very few to no experts think Trump knows what he is doing. As a generally conservative-type person, true meaning, not the party, I tend to roll with the experts.

Why Grover and Republicans stay silent during this reckless time demonstrates their hypocrisy and is ANOTHER REASON I’M A PROUD DEMOCRAT!

Michael Alan Prestwood
Natural Philosopher

Mike’s throwback title simply means he writes about philosophy, science, critical thinking, and history with a focus on exploring boundaries and intersections. While his focus is on our rational ideas about empirical observations, he does enjoy dabbling in the irrational. His exploration of human thought led him to develop his Idea of Ideas which allows him to understand what is empirically true, rationally true, and irrationally false.

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