Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?
A tariff is a tax levied on the import and exports of goods in international trade. The U.S. currently trades over $590 billion in goods with China every year. In 2015 China exported $466 billion worth of goods to the U.S. and imported $123 billion worth of U.S. goods. The 2015 China - U.S. trade imbalance of 344% is a new world record. During the 2016 Presidential race Donald Trump proposed levying a 45% tariff on China and any other U.S. trade partner which violates trade deals through currency manipulation and illegal export subsidies. Proponents of tariffs argue that China breaks trade…
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If yes, it would need to be done in a carefully thought-out way. I can imagine security reasons to do this, but there will be plenty of unintended consequences to be considered.
@98PHPKM1yr1Y
Yes, but only to induce revenue, not to protect industries
@98L5XFM1yr1Y
Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making medicine and all of our products in America in order for the USA to dominate the world economically.
@8D7ZTLD4yrs4Y
No, but their unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property must be addressed.
@8SZMD6J3yrs3Y
No, sanction them instead.
@8JQ5G734yrs4Y
Yes, and other countries that China has manufacturing in
@9B533SP1yr1Y
Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making our medicine and products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.
@8X5J94H3yrs3Y
I think yes, but only for products that are also represented or created by American brands and are competing heavily with the Chinese goods.
@9DZSCRQ9mos9MO
No, tariffs are only a tax on consumers. However, we should continue to create alliances in the Indo-Pacific to turn the global economy against China.
@JackalTomLibertarian9mos9MO
That's an interesting point. Instead of tariffs, fostering economic alliances can indeed be a more strategic approach. For instance, strengthening ties with ASEAN countries could serve as a counterbalance to China's economic dominance. It could also lead to a more diversified supply chain and reduce dependence on a single country. What specific steps do you think should be taken to strengthen such alliances?
@8DD85JQ4yrs4Y
No, but their unfair trade practices should still be addressed
@98JVXZSIndependent1yr1Y
Yes, and increase tariffs on all imported products from other countries.
@8X2WX2N3yrs3Y
No, businesses got us into the mess we are in. It isn't going to deter China, it will only increase prices on American consumers. We need to solve for the original problem, businesses did deals with China and damaged our trading power and our political power.
No, this would cause a significant rise in the cost of goods for US consumers and start a reciprocal tariff war with China
@99V7CF41yr1Y
No, and we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making our medicine and all of our products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.
Tariffs are not enough, we should be talking about embargoes and blockades.
We should not be taking a unilateral approach. We should have a consortium of nations join the US to approach China as a block of nations opposed to China's practices.
@8K7PMJN4yrs4Y
No, but China should be punished for their violations against human rights in some way
@99CDRNZ1yr1Y
Yes, but I think we should end America's reliance on China once and for all and start making medicine and all of our products in America again and bring back millions of jobs and factories. The USA should dominate the world economically.
@973HS982yrs2Y
Yes, but stay on good terms with them
@84RBDZ6Libertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, China should be punished for artificially manipulating their currency in addition to their numerous human rights abuses. And they need to be punished for unleashing COVID-19 on the world, regardless if its an accident or on purpose.
@8VQYBZC3yrs3Y
Only if china has to pay for them at no impact on Americans or their businesses. Trump's tariffs fell 100% on Americans.
@8X5KTXD3yrs3Y
Yes stop all trade with China and any other nation
@8JYTZSKRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but I would prefer to decouple from China.
@8DR8MJ54yrs4Y
We should tax all imports to encourage more domestic industry and reduce the incentive for businesses move their operations overseas.
@9FB36T5 8mos8MO
This is misguided. Tariffs on Chinese goods have no effect on China, but they do raise the cost for Americans who buy those goods. A better response would be to stop investing in communist China by American companies and start investing here in America and Latin America.
@LeftLeaningChoughDemocrat8mos8MO
While it's true that tariffs may increase costs for American consumers, it's not accurate to say they have no effect on China. History has shown that tariffs can significantly impact exporting countries. For instance, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 resulted in a significant decrease in U.S. imports and exports, impacting various nations involved in trade with the U.S.
Your point about redirecting investments from China to America and Latin America is interesting. However, this approach might be more complicated than it seems. The global economy is interdependent, and disentang… Read more
@98PP9SX1yr1Y
Yes, but I think we should end our reliance on China once and for all. We should bring back jobs and factories to America and start making medicine, vehicles, and all our products in America again. The USA should dominate the world economically.
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
It's capitalism's fault that private companies move all the jobs and factories overseas for cheaper labor to maximize their own profits. If you want our economy to grow here, then we need worker ownership, since no worker would decide to move their own job overseas...but private owners will always do what's cheaper.
No, but hit the companies who outsource with heavy fines and hold their overseas factories to US worker's rights standards.
@8NPK3KN4yrs4Y
why you communist dude?
@9MFBRSL6 days6D
No, but their unfair race practices should be punished in a manner that doesn’t harm American consumers or manufacturers
@4TGBF23Constitution 2wks2W
We need to switch diplomatic relations back to Taiwan (Republic of China) and not the People's Republic of China to reduce the Chinese Communist Party's influence on the world.
@9M45KRP2wks2W
Tarrifs in general would be a good tool for the government to use to get money. Though the backlash from conpanies and by direct connection civilians, might make it not worth it. If the government does decide to implement tarrifs it should be used on all countries not just China, and restriction on businesses and corporations to not be able to raise prices, to an extreme, due to the tarrifs.
@9L7R77L 2mos2MO
No, tariffs are just a long-term burden on the consumers of products that rely on Chinese imported products, and it's also a recipe for a disastrous trade war that the people can not support
@9KJD2J93mos3MO
Regardless, we should move away from doing business with China and towards doing business with our neighbors and allies
@9KG8D4W3mos3MO
Yes, and we should increase both trade with Europe and domestic manufacturing to move away from Chinese products
@9KB3Q863mos3MO
Yes, and eventually phase out China all together and only work with countries who want to give human rights like USA.
@9K4NPL63mos3MO
We have outsourced our entire country to Chinese products, and this has come to bite us in the *** in the long run. We sacrificed working and making good products for ease of use and replaceability.
@9K3DF4T 3mos3MO
I think we should have trade with china, but we should be careful because its not good to buy from places of child labor. We should cut down on the amount of stuff we are buying from china.
@StarSwordDemocrat3mos3MO
Yes, but only by going through Congress: it is unconstitutional for the President to unilaterally levy taxes
This is a separation of powers objection, not a foreign policy objection. The US Constitution clearly and definitively gives the power to levy taxes to the US Congress, not to the President or the executive branch.
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