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4. I would amend the tax code to discourage offshoring manufacturing.

Thu Oct 3, 2019, 12:19 PM

Oct 2019

International trade itself isn't the problem, it is chasing the lowest cost labor that drives wages down

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EU vows to hit back over US tariffs as businesses count cost [View all] groundloop Oct 2019 OP

I would amend the tax code to discourage offshoring manufacturing. DBoon Oct 2019 #4

That's a very good start. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #5

You can't manufacture French Wine in the US maxsolomon Oct 2019 #9

So true but that does not make for good economic policy on its own. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #11

The OP and the Tariffs are about trade. maxsolomon Oct 2019 #15

Respectfully disagree. This is what tariffs look like. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #10

This is what is so difficult about trying to communicate on line. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #13

Yeah I agree with you Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #14

So we raise minimum wage to a decent amount. Or not do decent. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #16

These trade wars make so little sense for America and it's allies The Liberal Lion Oct 2019 #3

Tariffs should be last resort after full fledged Firestorm49 Oct 2019 #6

I just saw a story on local St Louis news about new tariffs on EU... jcgoldie Oct 2019 #7

No one wins a trade war. BlueIdaho Oct 2019 #17