Our friends, Canada and Mexico, are dishonest in trade.
Globalization of trade should be free and clear of any
encumbrances or unfair practices. When a nation chooses to create a trade
imbalance intended to benefit their economy while punishing another nation, it
is a violation of the tenets of free trade. Protectionism is the primary reason
that nations tip the scales in their favor. Many of our “friends” have taken
advantage of the United States’ largesse and have a considerable trade
imbalance with the US. Much of the blame for the large trade deficit with most
of the world, comes right back to us. The US incentivized developing nations so
that those countries would use those additional funds to energize their
economies, enabling them to purchase more American goods. This strategy has
backfired, spectacularly.
Japan instituted tariffs on many American made products, in
particular, tariffs on Harley Davidson products make it next to impossible to import to
Japan. China refuses to do business with
American companies unless they move some of their manufacturing to China, where
products are reverse engineered and intellectual property stolen. Then those
products are manufactured at other Chinese factories, sometimes using slave
labor, ship them around the world, and undersell the American made products. These
types of practices, which are dishonest and should be illegal on the global
market, cost American jobs and some American companies have lost enough market
share that they had to close their businesses.
Japan and China are not alone making it difficult to market
American products. It has become a worldwide industry to sell “knock off”
products and to routinely disadvantage American companies and products. The US
took little to no action against these unfair practices until President Trump
decided to level the playing field by levying reciprocal tariffs on those
nations placing impediments to free trade with us. Unfortunately, the democrat
party has been using the legal system, filing lawsuits in partisan courts to
undercut the President’s authority. Democrats would rather American industries
and workers suffer than allow President Trump to utilize tariffs as a tool to convince
other nations to play fairly in trade.
The trade agreement (USMCA) with our northern and southern
neighbors is regularly violated, or worked around, to Mexico’s and Canada’s
advantage and to our detriment. Back door deals with China for cheap steel and
aluminum, that both Canada and Mexico use in the manufacturing of automotive
parts, undercut American companies. This allows China to violate fair trade
practices and evade any sanctions. It is not enough for both Canada and Mexico
to have trade surpluses of over $50Billion annually. Canada is now aligning
with the United States’ and the western world’s chief adversary, China.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has been very disingenuous with recent trade
negotiations with the US, mischaracterizing negotiations and drumming up
animosity among the Canadian people. Worse, democrat Governors of states that
are trade partners with Canada are aligning themselves with Canada instead of
supporting the interests of the US. This is more typical democrat hypocrisy,
that borders on treason.
Along with the theocratic, murderous regime in Iran, some of
our friends believe weakening the President, weakens the US position, allowing
them an opportunity to use that to their advantage. Democrats also believe that
by weakening the US position to harm President Trump and Republicans will
enable them to return to power. The plight of the American people means nothing
to the democrats. You are merely pawns that only matter when you vote for them
and are to be disregarded until the next election. As for all of us
knuckle-dragging conservatives, so much the better if we are punished,
politically, socially, and economically.
Affordability is the rallying cry from the democrats,
conveniently forgetting that the reckless spending by the Biden administration
drove up inflation by over 21% and added over $8 Trillion to the National Debt.
Those prices that have exponentially increased for everything from apples to
zucchini were substantially affected by the reckless spending of democrats. Now
they blame President Trump. Yes, the price of gas is up, partly because of the
Iran conflict, but the rest of the unaffordability problem is a direct result
of democrat policies. Allow them to regain power and we just may become history.
Not in a good way, more like all the other failed nations that destroyed
themselves.
We have a real choice. Be angry that gas prices are too high
and vote for the democrat “saviors,” or understand that prices at the pump will
return to normal once Iran and its’ proxies are defeated. Should democrats
regain power, they will appease Iran and the world will continue to be held
hostage by a bunch of religious lunatics. Iran WILL then be able
to possess a nuclear weapon that they would not hesitate to use. Stay the
course and the majority of our society will continue to uphold the rule of law,
support those who would keep our nation safe, respect all life, and reject the lunacy
that is the left. It’s your call.
