I’m going to argue that making an assertion that’ll infuriate your own voters simply to protect, errrr, try to protect your President must be worthy of a nomination.<\/p>\n
Rep.\u00a0Ralph Norman\u00a0<\/a><\/span>(R-S.C.) acknowledged that the public is seeing higher prices as a\u00a0result of tariffs imposed<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0President Trump,<\/a><\/span>\u00a0but he argued the trade overhaul is \u201cfor the good of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of people are seeing higher prices. Our family\u2019s in the construction business, and we get a lot of our timber from Canada and other countries. Yes, it\u2019s higher. Steel prices are up, but it\u2019s for the good of the country,\u201d Norman said Saturday on Fox News when asked to explain the\u00a0network\u2019s July poll<\/a>\u00a0showing that 55 percent of Americans disapproved of the president\u2019s handling of the economy.\u00a0 [The Hill<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For those who don’t understand the mechanics of tariffs, this may sound reasonable, but just from observation I’d say not. It’s a double-squeeze on farmers, since cheap immigrant labor is being booted out for a perishable product; fresh produce, followed by most other food stuffs, will go up in price.<\/p>\n
But Rep Norman’s position is entirely dependent on the President, so he has to hop into the boiling water on the say-so, and hope the President’s plans include Rep Norman.<\/p>\n
A chancy business at best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m going to argue that making an assertion that’ll infuriate your own voters simply to protect, errrr, try to protect your President must be worthy of a nomination. Rep.\u00a0Ralph Norman\u00a0(R-S.C.) acknowledged that the public is seeing higher prices as a\u00a0result of tariffs imposed\u00a0by\u00a0President Trump,\u00a0but he argued the trade overhaul is \u2026 Continue reading