>> That's the thing I don't get, so many people will advocate "fewer regulations", yet are perfectly content with prohibitive tariffs... anything that is compl

>> That's the thing I don't get, so many people will advocate "fewer regulations", yet are perfectly content with prohibitive tariffs... anything that is completely unregulated or loosely regulated is prone to abuse. tariffs/additional taxation levels the playing field. also - reciprocity. try importing a US-made vehicle in Japan for example...