tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5210972799500209587..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Shallow, Illogical, and Pathetic Arguments that Protectionists Shamelessly Inflict on the Body PoliticRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26174190725666616442018-03-14T21:42:41.627-04:002018-03-14T21:42:41.627-04:00And you would assume that there would be plenty of...And you would assume that there would be plenty of US weapons manufacturers that, you know, use steel as an input, so wouldn’t this presumably increase their costs and make them less competitive?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73687105082281962962018-03-14T16:13:04.302-04:002018-03-14T16:13:04.302-04:00--- Ms. McCaughey’s central claim is that these ta...--- Ms. McCaughey’s central claim is that these taxes are justified in order to maintain U.S. capacity to manufacture steel and aluminum in the event of war. ---<br /><br />As steel and aluminum would not be the only inputs necessary to conduct a war, why not impose tariffs on rubber, oil, foodstuffs, you name it? Anything can become a necessity at times of war. That's the first objection. OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14162792034901448602018-03-14T12:14:42.282-04:002018-03-14T12:14:42.282-04:00The Protectionist: "What's mine is mine, ...The Protectionist: "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine. If you disagree, you're unpatriotic."cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.com