The Presidents Calls for Tariffs

I want to express my opinion regarding his call for 25% tariffs on goods from China. First of all, the news media as well as those associated with all the different forms of media that proclaim to be “experts” should bow out of the conversations all together. In the second place, does anyone believe that our representatives in both houses of government would vote or support instantly raising the cost of living for the American Public by 25%? We may not give them much credit these days or for that matter for years of being able to act like responsible law makers. But this just isn’t going to happen. The president has ulterior motives for suggesting such action in order to get something else accomplished. Whether it’s South America, Europe, or Asia, everyone should just back off from any speculation. Our government is notorious for throwing up smoke screens or outright lying in order to manipulate the US people and foreign governments. I fully expect this subject to fall to the wayside. I’m involved in the importing goods from China and when I’ve reviewed the bills from the freight companies and see generally see 5% or less duty charges. I …