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Just Tariff Theory
Imagine an argument for tariffs along these lines. Yes, tariffs are a
tax on domestic consumers and are very bad for the domestic economy.
However, for geopolitical reasons, we are levying tariffs in the hopes
that the damage caused by tariffs in the domestic economy will find a
parallel in the foreign economy, and we can then get the other country
to amend its political practices. In other words, we acknowledge how bad
tariffs are for economic reasons, but we assert there is a non-economic
argument for those tariffs. Can such a case be made?That sort of argument for tariffs has an interesting parallel. War is
clearly bad for domestic consumers. War diverts resources from things I
can enjoy into armaments that I do not enjoy. The battles themselves
destroy valuable infrastructure, factories, and people. But even though
war is bad for consumers, we still have war. That’s because the argument
for war is not that it is economically beneficial. War is an element of
statecraft.
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Republicans must resist the temptation simply to dismiss these radical
Democratic ideas with wisecracks and insults. Enthusiasm for socialism
and antagonism to capitalism have surged among millennials and Gen
Z-ers. State-run economies may have been discredited by the 20th
century, but that doesn’t mean new forms of socialism can’t gain a
following. Republicans must do the hard work of updating old arguments.
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Liberals And Their Lackies Hate You And Want You Silenced
What can we do individually? We can resist. Their power is soft – it
only works if we accept it. We can tell the truth about how many sexes
there are and how climate change is a scam and all the other truths that
the left wants suppressed. We can refuse to be intimidated. We can
ignore their garbage media and Tinseltown propaganda. We can elect
conservatives who relish conflict instead of whimpering and hiding. We
can fight back and win.The stakes are high, the worst-case scenario is terrifying. But America is worth fighting for.
To
keep our freedom, we need to accept the truth, as bitter as it is. The
left hates us and wants us silenced. But this is our country. If they
want it, they have to take it from us because we are never giving up.
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