Why don't we just apply a 35% tax to all products that are

Because that makes things more expensive. People don't like it when things become more expensive. Would you rather pay $10,000 for a car, or $13,500 for a car?

>>67511326

the costs would go down since companies like Ford would not close down their factories in places like michigan and move them to mexico.

It would save american jobs

>>67511400
But wages are higher in America. People will vote with their wallets for cheaper goods 99% of the time, which is why production moved to Mexico in the first place. If wages weren't higher in America, you wouldn't need tariffs to equalize the cost to incentivize domestic production.

>move factory to mexico
>keep the windshield department in america
>now your car is produced in america

>>67511235
Take it easy Donald, you've already won the presidency.

because of NAFTA

>>67511235
Because protectionism raises prices without a corresponding increase in wages

>>67511326
But it will create more jobs in your country, right?

>>67513517
The US unemployment rate is at 5%, it's literally just Rust Belt fags complaining because they don't want to train for a service sector job

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>>67511235

Because messing with the free market is Communism, you fucking liberal shit.

>>67511235
because that will increase the price of shit.

>>67511235
You would have to ready for Mexico to do the same thing to you.