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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

 @9FMT962 from Texas disagreed…6mos6MO

Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long we need to learn how to make due with our own resources.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers

 @9FMY9PRIndependent from California agreed…6mos6MO

Global free trade is better for our businesses and consumers because it allows them to trade with others from different parts of the world. This influences the products sold within our nation and allows us to broaden our horizons and adapt to new systems that other countries have adapted.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No

 @9FMT962 from Texas agreed…6mos6MO

We need to learn how to live without the help of others so we can 1. save money 2. make money ( we could still sell what we make).

 @98HLHJ7  from Arizona commented…1yr1Y

Yes

Hamilton’s Fair Trade Act made importers pay their fair share of Taxes like domestic producers pay, this provides our treasury with funds to maintain our infrastructure. Plus, it creates scores of millions new jobs & Treasury Revenue.

when Soros and associates began to take US down, the 1st act was to take down our Fair trade system, which gave the worlds oligarchs trillions more for their slave made goods, who are also private shareholders of their FED, now after 60+ years later, small businesses have vanished in their vision of US as consumers of Their Slave made Trash, all that&r…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes

 @9FMY9PRIndependent from California disagreed…6mos6MO

No, the government should not increase tariffs on products imported into the country. Global trade contributes to economic flow within our country.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes, this will help create and save more jobs

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

 @8GN4YCZUnity from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

There are negatives to each side, free trade could induce monopolies for small businesses in the U.S. however, to high of tariffs prevent needed resources from coming into the country. I am currently okay with where we are.

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 @8JCJLWVUnity from Texas answered…3yrs3Y

If so it would need to be for security reasons, and a *lot* of careful thought would need to be put into potential unintended consequences. For example, such action may hurt businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

 @9C5KXGM from Georgia answered…10mos10MO

 @98325PGIndependent from Nevada answered…1yr1Y

Tariffs are a useful tool but must be implemented intelligently and applied after considering the specific conditions of the industry in question as well as the geopolitics that are related.

 @9FB36T5  from Texas commented…7mos7MO

RFK, Jr., earlier you said that you would increase the tariff on Chinese goods. Those tariffs would hurt the American consumer, not China. Now you say no to tariffs. I was tracking you, but now I’m starting to see a professional politician, not someone who cares about the American public. When you make a decision, remember what you say so that you can be consistent throughout questioning and answering.

 @J0intResolutionChuck from Iowa agreed…7mos7MO

I appreciate your observations, and it's clear that you are closely following the conversation. I believe that the issue of tariffs is not black and white. While generally, I believe that increasing tariffs can hurt our local businesses that rely on imported resources, there may be specific situations where tariffs could be beneficial. For instance, if a country were dumping goods into our market below their cost to disrupt our local industries, then a tariff could be a defensive measure. Tariffs are a tool, and like any tool, their use should be considered carefully and applied judiciously. How do you see the role of tariffs in protecting local industries versus the potential impact on consumers and businesses that rely on imports?

 @97XGJ5Z from Kansas answered…1yr1Y

 @97G3JRQ from Missouri answered…1yr1Y

Should be dependent on the product and if it’s readily available in the US or capable of being produced here for a reasonable price

 @96QVL5L from West Virginia answered…1yr1Y

 @96QVL5L from West Virginia answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but adjust taxes and tariffs to match how countries tariff our exports

 @974887B from Washington answered…1yr1Y

Yes, on countries that commit human rights abuses and fail to protect worker's rights.

 @9L3YXY6 from Utah answered…4 days4D

Decrease tariffs on goods from other developed countries (e.g. Canada, the EU, Japan), increase them on less-developed countries (e.g. China).

 @9L38HTJ from North Carolina answered…6 days6D

some thing should be taxed, and the government should try to keep jobs in the country that are still here and expand support for smaller companies.

 @9KZ2JNSDemocrat  from Texas answered…1wk1W

yes, except not on resources that manufacturing businesses use. bring American dollars back to America

 @9KPHFXJ from California answered…3wks3W

Yes, but on a very limited and very targeted basis, and only against countries that are violating free trade principles

 @9KMTT6Bfrom Maine answered…3wks3W

Depends on the country in question. Free trade with allies is crucial, but tariffs should be applied onto enemy nations.

 @9KKXDLW from Texas answered…3wks3W

There should be a balance that promote the success of the US but allows us to trade with the world and develop a health relationship.

 @9JY9LTRanswered…1mo1MO

Tariffs are crucial to protect the United States trade business and to prevent cheap labor/sweat shops, however, inflation is already making prices higher and increased tariffs will only make prices even higher.

 @9JRMYMBIndependentanswered…2mos2MO

Yes and No, Because it might make people mad but it could also be a good idea so I'm on the in between.

 @9GRK8QZ  from North Carolina answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only *after* supporting domestic products and stopping our dependence on imported products. A domestic alternative to the Chinese and Israeli imported products and other imported products needs to exist.

 @9J4DKFL from California answered…2mos2MO

its a delicate Balance because you cant over tax everyone but at the same time we should protect our American manufacturing and don't want it to go away completely which it is going down that path

 @6YGMQJT  from Florida answered…3mos3MO

No, but provide incentives to produce steel, aluminum, etc. within the U.S. Give tax breaks to companies who incentivize, as long as their jobs & product stay on American soil.

 @9HSGSGP from New Jersey answered…3mos3MO

Only as reciprocal tariffs or in proportion to foreign subsidy or drastic wage differences, or on foreign fossil fuels.

 @9HRLFR2Democrat from California answered…3mos3MO

Only on more neutral/hostile countries, We should keep good rates and relations with friendly and allied nations.

 @9HQTBGXSocialist  from Oregon answered…3mos3MO

Yes, selectively to increase investment into manufacturing in the U.S., especially with products vital to national security.

 @9HNB3QM from Indiana answered…3mos3MO

The government should remove tariffs that harm US citizens, like on sugar, and use tariffs to pressure other nations into lifting restraints on trade, like price caps that push costs on US buyers, and other measures.

 @9HM2M3KIndependent from Indiana answered…4mos4MO

Yes, but only in means to bring countries to the table for diplomacy & to punish any human rights violations.

 @9HGBC8WConstitution from Kentucky answered…4mos4MO

Increase tariffs or block trade with ALL Communist countries or with slave labor, child labor, human rights abuses, etc

 @9HB5MKV from North Carolina answered…4mos4MO

No, only on countries that habitually breach trade deals or human rights and if other options that don’t harm American workers are used first

 @ColtonLittle from Montana answered…4mos4MO

No, tariffs may benefit a few domestic sectors, economists agree that free trade policies in a global market are ideal. Tariffs are paid by domestic consumers and not the exporting country, but they have the effect of raising the relative prices of imported products (Investopedia.com).

 @9H5DDQRfrom Maine answered…4mos4MO

No, only if country is opressive or has inadequate labor environmental protection tarrifs should be increased

 @9GXR3Y9 from New Jersey answered…5mos5MO

Tariff if a country places tariffs on our exports, or if they steal intellectual property or have inhumane practices (China).

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