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.
@9B533SP12mos12MO
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.
@8JQ5G733yrs3Y
Yes, and other countries that China has manufacturing in
@8X5J94H2yrs2Y
I think yes, but only for products that are also represented or created by American brands and are competing heavily with the Chinese goods.
@9DZSCRQ7mos7MO
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.
@JackalTomLibertarian7mos7MO
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?
No, but their unfair trade practices should still be addressed
@98JVXZSIndependent1yr1Y
Yes, and increase tariffs on all imported products from other countries.
@8X2WX2N2yrs2Y
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.
@8K7PMJN3yrs3Y
No, but China should be punished for their violations against human rights in some way
@9B9WF9512mos12MO
@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.
@973HS981yr1Y
Yes, but stay on good terms with them
@84RBDZ6Libertarian3yrs3Y
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.
@9FB36T5 7mos7MO
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.
@LeftLeaningChoughDemocrat7mos7MO
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
@8X5KTXD2yrs2Y
Yes stop all trade with China and any other nation
@8JYTZSKRepublican3yrs3Y
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.
@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.
@8NPK3KN3yrs3Y
why you communist dude?
@9KRF7N93wks3W
Yes, but the United States must use that to increase the productivity and capacity of it's own industries, to ensure that the American economy is able to sustain itself without relying on foriegn / exported industries.
@9KLLSFBRepublican 3wks3W
Yes, but only if there is good reason and if it doesn't cause any significant harm to people's or the whole nation's financial state
@9KLSVZY3wks3W
China shouldn't be allowed to manipulate their currency and American consumers shouldn't be punished for chinas issues
@9KJD2J93wks3W
Regardless, we should move away from doing business with China and towards doing business with our neighbors and allies
@9KG8D4W4wks4W
Yes, and we should increase both trade with Europe and domestic manufacturing to move away from Chinese products
@9KB3Q864wks4W
Yes, and eventually phase out China all together and only work with countries who want to give human rights like USA.
@9K4NPL61mo1MO
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 1mo1MO
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.
@StarSwordDemocrat1mo1MO
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.
@5Q8HYS6 1mo1MO
China may be manipulating their currency, but so is America when we continue to print paper money by any type of quantitative easing. It is time to reevaluate the actual value of what is owed on both sides.
@9JW87V61mo1MO
No, since such a move would hurt American workers, but China’s unfair trade practices should still be addressed
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