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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 1441987, member: 3011&quot;]The whole idea of &quot;cheating&quot; is irrelevant.&nbsp; No American should be forced to compete on a wage basis with third world countries. Tariffs are a tool to ensure prosperity.&nbsp; If the US can gain an unfair advantage by their use, we should use it.&nbsp; The whole idea that this somehow puts a burden on taxpayers is incorrect.&nbsp; It gives taxpayers a secure and higher standard of living.&nbsp; Any increase in cost is offset by the reduced need for other taxes to fund the government.&nbsp; Tariffs are not bailouts.&nbsp; They are a method to (1) equalize wages from low cost producers, (2) increase investment in the US to raise the standard of living, (3) protect strategic industries, (4) attract capital to the US to get over the tariff wall, and (4) prevent corporations from forcing wages and benefits to third world standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>The theory of global free trade doesn&#039;t work for US citizens.&nbsp; Before protectionism got a bad name, the US had the highest and fastest growing standard of living, but never the cheapest prices for goods and services.&nbsp; It&#039;s a fool&#039;s errand to make it a goal to have the lowest possible cost of everything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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