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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren's Big Break From 30 Years Of Pro-Corporate Trade Policy [View all]yaesu
(8,020 posts)20. tariffs are a good idea if done longterm through congress not presidential decree
as they need to last ten years or more before US companies will invest capital into expanding production, new equipment, ect... tRumps tariffs only last as long as he's president so they won't create jobs, just raise prices.
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DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
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the progressive candidate with understanding of the problem, not just leftie sloganeering nt
msongs
Jun 2019
#3
She's refreshingly rational! (But explains things clearly with good ol' fashioned verve)
DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
#5
This is why she actually could win. Tariffs and anti-immigration are responses to globalization.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#6
If "economic patriotism" is close to "America First," that got us trump, not interested.
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#7
She says she's not for or against tariffs. I'm sorry, America has taken more of it's
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#11
I agree. I would like her to provide details, but I don't like "economic patriotism."
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#15
I think she's just trying to make progressive capitalism (Stiglitz) sound patriotic
DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
#24
Tariffs are not a good thing, and the trade wars that result end in disaster. I agree that
still_one
Jun 2019
#10
U was pretty much agreeing with what you just stated Hoyt. We are on the same page
still_one
Jun 2019
#16
tariffs are a good idea if done longterm through congress not presidential decree
yaesu
Jun 2019
#20
They have a dismal history. They always lead to more expensive goods to consumers, and either full
still_one
Jun 2019
#21
Who is arguing 'economic patriotism is close to America First' other than you?
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#31
President Obama compares Elizabeth Warren to Sarah Palin's "death panel" scare tactics
riverine
Jun 2019
#14
She's busy trying to research and write policies which can improve the country
DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
#25
I just called two of Warren's offices, one in Mass., the other in DC. Real helpful people answered.
DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
#29