By: Gary D. Barnett
“Blockading squadrons are a means whereby nations seek to prevent their enemies from trading; protective tariffs are a means whereby nations attempt to prevent their own people from trading. What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.”
~ Henry George
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I am writing this for the mass multitudes of economic ignoramuses who populate this country, and who have absolutely no idea whatsoever of what they speak or think concerning this subject. This is mostly due to the fact that they, as a collective mob of obedient, gullible, voting slaves, place their trust in the most evil and worst of all mankind; that being the political class of parasites calling itself government. In current times, this affliction of insane stupidity rests on those who worship a ‘red’ criminal called Trump; no different than all those who worshiped a ‘blue’ criminal called Biden, in the last idiocy erroneously called an ‘election.’
Concerning Trump, here is what he said in an interview with “The Economist” when ‘vying’ for office in 2016: “It’s so hard to get our goods into China. And when we do get in they charge us a huge surtax. They call it a surtax or a tariff. I call it a tax.” Apparently, this political hack knew exactly what a tariff is, a tax on all goods involved, always collected by the government, and always paid for by consumers in the country levying the tariffs, but even though Trump is a colossal hypocrite, he knew that few Americans would remember this statement, or even know what it meant. No one forced the U.S. to become a country of fat, lazy, unkempt, pajama wearing dolts who quit producing much of anything of value in order to become a fully consumer society. Generally speaking, this country has become a dependent population of non-productive, TV-watching, game-playing, trans-supporting, and obedient consuming fools, who would rather wait for a handout than do anything of worth. If this statement offends you, you are likely a huge part of the problem; but then, the truth hurts.
Lest you forgot, and apparently nearly all did, in the eighteenth century, the people in this country revolted, seceded, and went to war over a 2% tariff on one item; tea. Now, Trump is arbitrarily levying tariffs, (tax) from 20% to 100% on everything coming into the U.S. This can only be paid for by the resident citizens in America, and will manifest itself in higher prices on all goods, and will also decimate supply lines, meaning Americans will have much fewer choices, less quality, and inflationary taxes referred to as tariffs as well. These tariffs are an obnoxious assault on the pocketbooks and freedom of all Americans, as Trump is deciding for you what he will allow you to buy, and from whom you must buy; all at extreme elevated prices of course. Obviously, he believes that you are too stupid not to buy things that are against your own best interests. But is not this why you pick a master to tell you what you can and cannot do for yourself?
In addition to this absurdity and complete madness, a trade war has begun, and the ramifications of this can easily lead to abominable situations, including mass inflation, reciprocal tariffs, trading partner conflicts, market upheaval, and all-out war; regionally and possibly worldwide. Is this what you really desire, because this is what the puppet Trump brings to the table.
The actor Trump who claims to be for peace, is now involved in wars in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon, and elsewhere, threatening major war against Iran, and is supporting and funding terrorists in Zionist Israel, Ukraine, Syria; (and more) with tens of billions of dollars stolen from Americans. So in essence, he is stealing your money in taxes, and tax-supported tariffs, causing extreme price inflation on all the things you need, cutting your supply of necessary and vital goods, while at the same time paying for and participating in genocide across the entire Middle East and beyond. Well, he is a claimed Zionist Jew first, as is almost the entirety of his Cabinet, and by admission, so why …………..
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