It's r conservative

There is something funny about watching people cry about getting what they voted for

This post was edited by duffman316 on May 31 2018 10:24pm

> thinks a trade war will benefit american consumers and workers
> no economic knowledge or even just common sense, only because trump said so
> maga

>Wages still rising
>lol

Holy fucking shit you morons have no clue what you are talking about. Explain this one idiot rightist.

ride a bike instead this will fix global warming or whatever its called now

@inkanddagger

its a tradeoff between the interests of american steel manufacturers and american companies that process steel. I dont know whether the gains on the one side will overcompensate for the losses on the other side. and neither does anyone of you. it's a complicated issue that can be tackled with NEITHER "muh, free trade is always for the best" NOR "herp derp america first".



in any case, it should be obvious that a trade war, like any kind of war, will require sacrifices and (here: economic) casualties.


oh, since we're talking the steel tariffs: has anyone mentioned yet that chinese steel is not just dirt as cheap because of low wages over there, but also as a result of heavy state subsidies?

http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199773749.001.0001/acprof-9780199773749-chapter-3

it is very well in accordance with standard economic theory that a national economy must protect itself against market distortions caused by state subsidies in rivaling economies.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 31 2018 11:17pm

Thats like conservatisim in europe aka short bus conservatism

i dont know why trump helped that russian guy, and I dont approve it. its a stupid move.

the connection to the tariff issue is moot anyway since almost no russian steel gets exported into the US. russian steel companies are less of a competition to american steel manufacturers than european, canadian or chinese ones.