A 3% tariff on imported goods would not raise the price of domestic goods or even of imported goods because most of those importing goods are paying much more than 3%. It would actually LOWER the price of goods relative to what they currently are.
Nothing has been said that backs up the idiotic claim that tariffs are an initiation of force. --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why is it ridiculous? You want to promote a tax, you are going to have to > defend it. Once again, you are relying on your weak choice argument. We > choose anything that we do. We can choose to eat or starve, we can choose to > have a home or live primitvely. I'm not sure where that gives you the right > to interject an extra price on those choices. > > Putting tariffs on imported goods raises the price of domestic goods, > meaning that consumers are forced to pay those higher prices. I didn't call > you a protectionist, as you claimed; what I said was that this is the reason > protectionists use tariffs - to prop up the price of domestic goods. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration > > > Try again? At what? Pointing out the fact that you laughingly > suggested I was promoting an initiation of force against an importer, > and then even more ridiculous to suggest the buyers are forced to pay > for the tariffs later. > > In most cases, a 3% tariff would lower the cost of goods for > consumers. And even if it raised them by 3% this wouldn't be force. > A consumer can CHOOSE to buy imported goods, or to buy domestic goods. > There is no force. There is free will. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
