Like even after leaving the TPP, it really had no positive effect, the damage was done.

I'm still glad we left, because now we have a chance of fixing this (((free-trade))) garbage.

Hi still glad we left, because now we have a chance of fixing this (((free-trade))) garbage., I'm Dad!

But, the damage to our industrial sector hasn't diminished.

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1026132329700446208

Brit Hume retweeted Mark Collett lol

That’s one reason why Trump calls the media fake news and enemies of the ppl. Double standard, bias, backstabbing, dirt graveling, bottom dwellers

@zakattack04 fair argument

manufacturing isn't a wage job, it's salaried income

deregulation is happening right now, pretty rapidly

Doesn't matter, It's the act of raising minimum wage will destroy the other sectors, which might use resources produced by industrial jobs.

And I don't think that's always the case.

Not every industrial job is salary.

Usually more skilled labor jobs are salary and unskilled is wage.

LIke doctors and engineers works salary.

regardless there will be a pretty big rise in exports once we get the trade partners to drop their existing tariffs

But they aren't right now.

Definitely much more than prior. I think

A much better alternative is to raise the EITC

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2017/04/18/the-earned-income-tax-credit-and-the-white-working-class/

The EU just added more "VATs" (tariffs)

Yeah no shit sherlock, we're in a trade war

alternative to raising the minimum wage

@Walter Johnson Why not just lower taxes?

I've always been infavor of just lower taxes instead of raising tax deductions or credits.

Seems more direct to me.

The people who benefit from EITC probably don't pay that much in taxs or at all

issue is we want to directly benefit workers

we do need to have credits and the such

I'm just saying don't get your hopes too high there FLanon, we've been out of the trade game since the 70s and now we want to get back in.

Hi just saying don't get your hopes too high there FLanon, we've been out of the trade game since the 70s and now we want to get back in., I'm Dad!

EITC is intended for the working poor

also, a Value Added Tax is not a trade barrier

There's a good chance we're going to get kicked in the teeth on this.

It's a tariff.

It's basically a tariff.

Whatever you import, that add a tax on top of it.

They also do it with products they export.

Which is ironic the EU. the place advocating for such liberal policies.

Has such protectionist trade policy.

Brussels wants to stay in charge I guess.