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Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

A tariff is a tax on imports or exports between countries.

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Response rates from 254 4 voters.

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Yes
75%
No
21%
Yes
54%
No
3%
Yes, this will help create and save more jobs
13%
No, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers
1%
Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long
8%
No, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

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 @B2KKMJRfrom Kentucky  answered…1mo1MO

Yes as this will incentivize companies to hire citizens to work and pay them an appropriate wage. Products are cheap because foreign labor is cheap.

 @9K94KFZfrom Maine  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, depending on the country and product. Science, education, health care, and other essential products shouldn't be tariffed.

 @9HYWJLDanswered…1yr1Y

Depending on how these things are produced. Products that are produced in different countries to circumvent regulations should be subject to tariffs so companies that adhere top them (environmental, labor protection and similar regulations) are not in a disadvantage.

 @9DYVBRZfrom North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

They should match what the other country has on German goods.

 @8VL52JJanswered…3yrs3Y

This needs to be a case by case discretion of the Government to be applied for a number of reasons of Economic advantage and social/environmental justice.

 @8TFFY73answered…4yrs4Y

Only when necessary to protect the international interests of human rights

 @8RM6K86answered…4yrs4Y

Only on specific products or products from specific countries.

 @8LSW2WVanswered…4yrs4Y

No, regulations will hinder the free market

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3wks3W

China Blacklists U.S. Companies In Trade War Escalation

China's blacklisting of PVH (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger) and Illumina marks the first time American companies with major Chinese operations have been targeted on national security grounds, signaling an escalation in trade tensions.The blacklisting came in response to Trump's imposition of additional 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, alongside Beijing launching an antitrust probe into Google.A record 30% of American Chamber of Commerce member companies were considering or already moving operations out of China, according to a recent survey.China's "unreliable entity list," introduced in 2020, mirrors the US "entity list" and could result in fines, trade bans, and restrictions on staff movement for targeted companies.PVH, which derives 6% of revenue and 16% of pre-interest/tax income from China, was specifically targeted over alleged "unreasonable boycotting" of Xinjiang cotton.The blacklisting's implications remain unclear, leaving approximately 1,000 PVH employees in China uncertain about their future.China's Commerce Ministry has declined to specify potential sanctions, stating only that companies operating with integrity have "nothing to worry about."The move contradicts China's public stance on wanting more foreign investment, creating increased uncertainty for multinational companies operating in the country.The blacklisting strategy appears selective, with China typically avoiding targeting market leaders to minimize domestic employment impact.US companies were already struggling to navigate rising Beijing-Washington tensions before this latest escalation in trade conflicts.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…4mos4MO

Trump's Deportation Storm: America Braces for Mass Exodus of Immigrants

For months, immigration advocates have been planning for the possibility of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Now, their worst fears have arrived.Immigrants’ rights groups have spent the last year preparing for a second Trump term and an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, analyzing Trump’s proposals, drafting legal briefs, coordinating messaging and organizing aid for immigrants and asylum seekers. They responded to Trump’s victory with alarm and vowed to put up a fight, setting the stage for four more years of contentious court battles with his administration.Some are already preparing to push current leadership at the Department of Homeland Security to take steps to stymie the incoming Trump team, particularly on immigrant detention and the use of AI in enforcement.“We should expect to see the devastation of immigrant communities all over the country. We should expect to see family separation,” said Kica Matos, the president of the National Immigration Law Center. “It is entirely possible that he will try to use the military to carry out deportations, so that means that Americans all over the country will see the military engaging in enforcement against civilian populations, which is horrifying.”Trump, after winning a historic victory on a platform of turbo-charged immigration enforcement, has said he will conduct mass deportations at a scale never before seen. Immigrant advocates have warned this would be expensive and inhumane, separating families and wrecking communities. The president-elect has also vowed to build huge detention camps, hire thousands more border agents, funnel military spending toward border security and invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel suspected members of drug cartels and criminal gangs without court hearings.He has also said he would end “catch-and-release” — allowing migrants to remain free, often with monitoring, while they await immigration court hearings — and restore a policy from his first term requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases are processed. And he has dodged questions about whether he would try to bring back family separation.

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