tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2545811867586866111..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Koch Brothers Network Unveils Phase One of Multimillion-Dollar Ad Campaign Against Trump's TariffsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49891113968966143372018-06-23T18:50:46.072-04:002018-06-23T18:50:46.072-04:00How does using cheaper foreign labor "gouge t...How does using cheaper foreign labor "gouge the US consumer"? Given the competitiveness of most product markets, I would have thought that using cheaper labor would allow a manufacturer to reduce prices as a competitive strategy, to the benefit of consumers.The NAPsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631781625841157567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41205705256891490442018-06-23T09:58:47.774-04:002018-06-23T09:58:47.774-04:00I mean, I’m sure there are still a few instances o...I mean, I’m sure there are still a few instances of genuine slavery/exploitation, but for the most part these companies are providing people with a less-poor alternative than they would otherwise have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65491947342281121432018-06-22T21:58:08.242-04:002018-06-22T21:58:08.242-04:00What Koch really means is we need to continue maki...What Koch really means is we need to continue making huge profits on the ready slave labor in other countries willing to allow us to make our products as cheaply as possible to gouge the US consumer for the product as possible. <br /><br />If you are a US company manufacturing elsewhere ... you are the ONLY target we should have for these tariffsShegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.com