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Tariffs vs job retraining programs. Why not support the latter?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:43 am
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:43 am
The fundamental reason many of you support tariffs is because you hate to see idle workers/unemployment in the steel regions of America.
However, why is your immediate solution a tariff, rather than a publically funded job retraining program? The growing industries of America (tech, corporate services, healthcare, logistics, truck driving, etc) are in dire need of workers.
It seems to be more economically efficient to pay for a one time job retraining program for an idle steelworker, rather than have the taxpayers fund a steel career indefinitely via tax on consumers (tariff)
Thoughts?
However, why is your immediate solution a tariff, rather than a publically funded job retraining program? The growing industries of America (tech, corporate services, healthcare, logistics, truck driving, etc) are in dire need of workers.
It seems to be more economically efficient to pay for a one time job retraining program for an idle steelworker, rather than have the taxpayers fund a steel career indefinitely via tax on consumers (tariff)
Thoughts?
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Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:43 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Why not both?
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:45 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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idle steelworker
Because not having our own industries for key materials is a national security threat. It puts us at the mercy of others, primarily Russia and China.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:49 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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The fundamental reason many of you support tariffs is because you hate to see idle workers/unemployment in the steel regions of America.
I don’t typically support tariffs unless, for example, the trade partner is dumping their goods that are made by intentionally cheap labor and an artificially low currency.
I certainly don’t support government funded programs to train workers who already know how to do the job. The only scenario where I might consider it is if the tariffs directly funded the program, but that would require accurate accounting by the federal government, which is impossible for them.
ETA: And the program would only train new entrants to the field or continuing ed.
This post was edited on 4/22/24 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/22/24 at 10:00 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
The fundamental reason I support tariffs is because I like to see you piss and moan about Trump. 
Posted on 4/22/24 at 10:03 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
You mean like Trump did.
Glad you came around
Glad you came around
Posted on 4/22/24 at 10:04 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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rather than have the taxpayers fund a steel career indefinitely via tax on consumers
We have the Best Welfare Programs, programs like you've never see before! Unbelievable wealth transfer!!!
Posted on 4/22/24 at 10:13 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
This is the big difference between you democrats and republicans. A lot of republican voters understand having to rely on others is a bad thing . The tariff is not just to keep someone’s job but to keep us from relying on other countries that maybe our enemies one day .
Posted on 4/22/24 at 10:17 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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because you hate to see idle workers/unemployment in the steel regions of America.
No I hate gullible morons believing it's serving the economy or the nation to let mercantilistic uneconomic social warfare from the Chinese destroy American livelihood.
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