Now are we 'Right' for having these laws or are they?

 

Then here's the deal, the U.S. would have to create something competitive... so if that Sylvania was say $2500 and the Sony was $2000, well that tariff would have to raise the overall price of that Sony to $2500. But the fact remains, American's are used to paying $2000 for an overseas product that may be inferior to a U.S. equivalent but it's still cheaper and until the U.S. can create products that are similarly priced to countries that specialize in those specific products I don't think we'll be seeing this change anytime soon.

 

if their was a tariff on their goods it makes american labor viable. More people here stay in a good paying job and pay less income taxes.

 

even if toyotas are made here, the profit still goes back to japan at the end of the day

 

A tariff would allow that change to happen. Without it we will keep outsourcing everying overseas until it gets to the point that our labor rate has gone down so much and theirs has gone up so much that it becomes a wash when you consider the shipping.

 

ughh all this econ is making my head spin, im going home lol

 

I'd say morally, yes... it is right. I don't think it's fair to pay someone a wage that is so far below the poverty line they can't afford to do anything. I know the U.S. is not perfect and our minimum wage rate still puts anyone working at that rate below the poverty line, but EVERYONE agrees that the minimum wage rate should be raised to match inflation... which it hasn't. But, over there it's unjust how much their labor rate is, I mean they are so poor it's saddening.

 

ok now if this tariff is such a good idea (which it seems like so far)

then how come we dont already have that?


I know we do have a small import tax but obviously not enough

 

We cant all be rich.

 

Because it will **** off foreign countries.

 

That's what I always say. "Someone has to flip my ******* whopper"

 

somethign we're already good at

 

One acronym for you: NAFTA

http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/Policy/NAFTA/nafta.asp

 

i think that makes us republicans

 

i know all about nafta

I think that mexico could be competitive with china as far as sweatshops go. And id much rather buy from mexico than china

 

If I would have said "I work hard flipping whoppers, I deserve to earn a comfortable living from it" Then I would be a democrat. LOL

 

Mexico is pretty much tapped out. We are putting so many jobs there they are having a hard time finding workers. That demand raises their wages and make it not that great of a deal.

 

i was never sure, but as i get older i think more and more like a republican

 

theyre all in socal

 

so mexicans arent leaving to find work, thyre just leaving because its ******* hot down there