Democrat Batya Ungar-Sargon SNAPS on Liberals and Explains Why the Tariffs are Great and Trump Should be Praised.

«That voice is fking annoying.»

«A trade war against all large and small economic powers in the world at the same time. I'm sure nothing can go wrong.»

«Dow Jones shitting the bed in suck a violent downward trajectory Fox News Entertainment took the ticker off the screen lol»

«"Part of the difficulty in accepting the good news about trade is in our words. We too often talk about trade while using the vocabulary of war. In war, for one side to win, the other must lose. But commerce is not warfare. Trade is an economic alliance that benefits both countries. There are no losers, only winners. And trade helps strengthen the free world.

Yet today protectionism is being used by some American politicians as a cheap form of nationalism, a fig leaf for those unwilling to maintain America's military strength and who lack the resolve to stand up to real enemies—countries that would use violence against us or our allies. Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag. The expansion of the international economy is not a foreign invasion; it is an American triumph, one we worked hard to achieve, and something central to our vision of a peaceful and prosperous world of freedom.»

«The freedom to trade is not a new issue for America. In 1776 our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, charging the British with a number of offenses, among them, and I quote, "cutting off our trade with all parts of the world," end quote.

And that same year, a Scottish economist named Adam Smith launched another revolution with a book entitled "The Wealth of Nations," which exposed for all time the folly of protectionism. Over the past 200 years, not only has the argument against tariffs and trade barriers won nearly universal agreement among economists but it has also proven itself in the real world, where we have seen free-trading nations prosper while protectionist countries fall behind.

America's most recent experiment with protectionism was a disaster for the working men and women of this country. When Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, we were told that it would protect America from foreign competition and save jobs in this country—the same line we hear today. The actual result was the Great Depression, the worst economic catastrophe in our history; one out of four Americans were thrown out of work. Two years later, when I cast my first ballot for President, I voted for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who opposed protectionism and called for the repeal of that disastrous tariff.»»

«Terrorist or tariffs.
To me, its a protection racket on steroids.
He threatens out borders, to take over our resources, including our water.
I am grateful Greenland was smarter than president Chump.
I rooted to him for 50 tears, right up until inauguration day.
"Yep, He wiped it on the drapes again".
When will we learn?
I am a right winger, and a pissed off pensioner FFS, »

«Good on ya, ladygirl. She even knows the history.»

«Terriffs are a tax paid by the consumer.

Basically trump enacted the largest tax increase on the American consumer in history.»