The ad was not an AI generated voice of Reagan. I’ve watched two lengthy addresses from Reagan speaking on tariffs. One of which was the source material for the voice on the Canadian ad. The Ad changes the order of some of the statements he made, but when one listens to the original speech of about 5 min length, it’s dead obvious what Reagan’s stance on tariffs was. And matches the sentiment expressed in the Ad. That ad certainly didn’t twist his words and use them out of context.
I’m still dumbfounded how many people I have met in the south where I live who either thought, or still think other countries pay the tariffs rather than the importer and eventually the consumer. I had to explain this to my college educated father and it took a bit for it to sink in before he came to the conclusion, “this isn’t going to be good for anyone”
All along I’ve thought, the logic of using a trade deficit to calculate tariffs is like being angry that Vermont is not buying more maple syrup from Louisiana so we put a tariff on their syrup. We are not growing sugar maples in the south anytime soon.
If someone can put the cork back in the bottle of a global economy I’d love to see it. The ease of rapid transportation helped usher in the current global economy and most of us benefit from it every day, every time we buy something off Amazon or post something on this forum from our IPhone. The current market for relatively inexpensive but relatively high quality rifle scopes is a perfect example. And of course we love our Japanese glass and Schott glass(which has plants all over the planet by the way)
If the President truly wanted to put his money where his mouth is, all of the stuff he tries to hawk to his fans would be Made in America. The majority of Trump related merchandise is made out of the country. Like the “built in the USA” Trump phones that were sourced from China and screwed together here. Or the “Trump Bible” that was printed in China when we have dozens of capable printing house here. 90% of MAGA hats and shirts on the market were made in China and Nicaragua etc.
If you want to pay $80 for a grill scrubber that wanted to be “made in America” but ultimately couldn’t, and want to dive into the logistics of modern manufacturing, this is a fun video that addresses what is at the heart of all this mess and that, not only will tariffs not bring back manufacturing to the US, but could we afford it if we did?
All of the below is my humble opinion:
First, I'll be sure to never do any sort of business with you, and I'll tell anyone I have contact with the same.
As far as tariffs go- TARIFFS WORK! Even Trump's detractors on tariffs have admitted it because the numbers prove it. If they didn't work, foreign nations wouldn't be doing everything they can to minimize tariffs by negotiating with Trump. Consumers have the free will to avoid tariffs by buying "Made in USA" products, or "Assembled in USA" goods- those labels are regulated by the FTC, btw. Or, we can choose an imported product that comes from a nation with lower tariffs than other nations. It's no different than when a foreign manufacturer raises prices- the consumer can choose NOT to buy that product.
Of course, those choices are fewer in product categories in which, for example, China has the vast majority of production. Small countertop appliances is an example of that. But we're seeing more and more smart phones, tablets, laptops, and other electronics being made in places like Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, etc. Large appliances too.
Preventing foreign nations from having too big a percentage of any given industry is a choice we Americans collectively can make, and in some product categories the USA made product is within a few dollars of the asian product. You might think you're saving money by buying, for example, a chinese oem optic, but you ignore the societal costs of the loss of entire industries & jobs, as well as helping the CCP beta test their products for their military, and of course the revenue all goes back to our biggest enemy the CCP.
Your maple syrup analogy is laughable because it dismisses important details of foreign trade and makes an intellectually dishonest effort to equate foreign trade with American domestic business.
Hate Trump all you want, but the official Trump MAGA products page shows about 100 percent of the stuff is labeled "Made in USA". I checked. See link below.
BTW, more manufacturing came back thanks to Trump's specific efforts, than under barry soetoro and beijing biden combined- because those two traitors took China's money instead.
IMHO, you're just really cheap, and anti-American, like most dems.
To be fair, the ad does disclaim that the source was an Ontario, Canada govt. agency. I had wondered why they even aired the ad in the first place? Did they need the money that bad? Or, were they just trying to give equal time to the opposition?
