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Only because we pretty long ago agreed that it is important for a government to control the import and export of goods at it's borders. Pay your tariffs, citiz
by huffmsa 7y ago
Only because we pretty long ago agreed that it is important for a government to control the import and export of goods at it's borders.
Pay your tariffs, citizen.
- ionised 7y agoI don't think anyone alive today was at that meeting.
- coldtea 7y ago>Pay your tariffs, citizen. I'm all pro-tariffs, and against rampant global trade. Domestic production boosts autonomy, keeps working class jobs, is more environment friendly (taking into account the externalities in either way), doesn't lead to a wage race to the global bottom, and makes it more expensive to build some stuff (hence reducing consumerism). I'm also in favor of the historical notion of "citizen" -- e.g. I believe each person has a duty to his country and community (in the "Don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" sense, and in the more historical ancient Athenian sense). I'm not for people basking in their snowflake individuality while still taking advantage of all that his country and community made possibly to enjoy like cheapskates.