tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post9067392525198103791..comments2024-01-03T05:03:41.968-05:00Comments on Jus' Sayin': The G-20,The Witch Hunt, But Where Are the Solutions?Tickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13500388925461726862noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-35528496940013633372009-03-31T20:35:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:35:00.000-04:00Ticker,All we need to do is go back to the Reagan ...Ticker,<BR/><BR/>All we need to do is go back to the Reagan era. As I recall, Reagan placed massive "quid pro quo" tariffs on imported motorcycles to save Harley-Davidson from the Japanese invasion -- and it worked.<BR/><BR/>We could do the same today if we actually cared to save our industry and the jobs which accompany it. But between the eco-weenies, the unions and the execs and "Independent Cusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447969666875879925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-59360805555243936172009-03-31T07:47:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:47:00.000-04:00Now I suppose also Jeff that I could go back and a...Now I suppose also Jeff that I could go back and ask if you believe that some form of protectionism is necessary or if you are willing to allow a free and open market to determine cost of trade. <BR/>If perhaps you see no barriers are needed how would you counter the "dumping" of cheap made goods on the US or the US dumping ,say low cost agriculture products on foreign countries?Tickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500388925461726862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-89111697142727474832009-03-31T07:16:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:16:00.000-04:00Sorry Jeff, but the "free trade" experienced in th...Sorry Jeff, but the "free trade" experienced in the US is not "free trade". It is bound with NAFTA, CAFTA and nonsenses regulations set by the WTO. "Free trade" has been a one sided event for the US with high tariffs set on our goods while very low tariffs or no tariffs set on incoming goods from other countries. <BR/>Now when we go back to the days of actual real "free trade" with tariff's beingTickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500388925461726862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-53099873208255376952009-03-30T22:10:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:10:00.000-04:00Ticker,So what is your solution to the fact that t...Ticker,<BR/><BR/>So what is your solution to the fact that the "free trade" of which you spoke has, for Americans, largely rendered the law of supply and demand . . . well, dead? “Free trade” has been anything BUT “free” for most of us. Sorry, but it HAS in fact lined the pockets of the wealthy while harming all other Americans in every way. <BR/><BR/>And, while "free trade" may have lifted Independent Cusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447969666875879925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-40716739348094210072009-03-30T12:27:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:27:00.000-04:00Jus' thinkin' after reading your post and this cam...Jus' thinkin' after reading your post and this came to mind. Some of us don't need reminding about the mindset of liberals but James Burnham published his classic in 1964. It is still a valuable lesson today. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Suicide-West-James-Burnham/dp/0895265990" REL="nofollow">Suicide of the West</A><BR/><BR/>Fred G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-44201129940705706302009-03-30T11:01:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:01:00.000-04:00I'd like to see a list of all of the atrocities co...I'd like to see a list of all of the atrocities committed against this republic in the last couple of months.Faultline USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691318732494110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-27819982045478175882009-03-30T10:14:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:14:00.000-04:00It gets rather spooky when the White House begins ...It gets rather spooky when the White House begins to fire executives of corporations like Wagoner rather than the Board of Directors. But then what did you expect with the "taxcheat in chief" looking to make a power grab and seize control of corporations that they see as "possible failures. Just one more step in the direction of nationalizing all industry, banking and health care in this countryTickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500388925461726862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901299750848770534.post-53327251984942979962009-03-30T10:06:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:06:00.000-04:00But where are the solutions?You’re kidding, right?...<EM>But where are the solutions?</EM><BR/><BR/>You’re kidding, right? <BR/><BR/>What has government ever done to convince you they’re in the problem-solving business? No sir, they create problems. The creation of problems entitles politicians to a few more years in office, courtesy of the average uninformed socialist pawn. By the way, do you need any yard work done around the house? I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com