(03-07-2018 08:49 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 06:53 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 09:42 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  The tariffs are a stupid idea. The chance they will do much good is remote. The chance they will do great harm isn't.

If applied as punishment for being a bad actor in the marketplace?...Im fine with them. Not so much otherwise.
I still like the idea I heard recently. Simply make all importers adhere to US environmental and worker safety regulations. That would create lots of problems for importers without having to use tariffs and help level the playing field. Look at what California has done in regard to its CARB standards. California basically created a world wide standard due to its giant market. We could do the same thing on a national level.

+3
We would thrive in that arena.

OK, so how do you do that consistent with international law and the fundamental principles of national sovereignty?