To the editor: In 1942, when FDR was president and I used to be in an eighth-grade civics class in Los Angeles, our trainer informed us that the one distinction between the Republicans and Democrats was that the Republicans need protecting tariffs and the Democrats don’t.
In that day, I didn’t actually know what a tariff was. It took 83 years and a president named Trump to truly accomplish this economically unsound thought. With my inventory portfolio sinking to a brand new low, I now know what a tariff is.
Martin A. Brower, Corona del Mar
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How will tariffs designed to make the U.S. richer and Mexico poorer have an effect on immigration? Poverty and hardship are driving forces behind mad rushes to enter america. Tariffs will exacerbate these. And let’s not child ourselves — immigrants will enter irrespective of how excessive we construct the wall.
Wouldn’t it’s higher to maintain each of us affluent, as an alternative of impoverishing one and the opposite spending nice quantities to fend off the neighboring poor?
Joel Athey, Valley Village
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To the editor: Maybe Canada and Mexico might be the larger individuals and finish import taxes on meals. A minimum of this manner, poor individuals received’t must endure as a lot.
Paul Cramer, Oxnard
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To the editor: In 2018, then-President Trump mentioned, “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” We will see, however I’m uncertain.
Joe W. Hilberman, Los Angeles
The author is a retired Superior Court docket decide.
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To the editor: So the president has now given his tariffs a one-month reprieve to assist our auto trade. What an ingenious transfer, among the finest political strikes a politician has ever made within the historical past of our nice nation! I used to be questioning if he’d ever deliver his “weave” into motion as an alternative of simply utilizing it in his speeches. That is undoubtedly going to assist our financial system and convey some much-needed calm to the inventory market. You present them, Mr. President!
Cal Teraoka, Huntington Seashore
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To the editor: Trump negotiated the present commerce agreements with Canada and Mexico in 2020. If he’s such a grasp negotiator, why did he negotiate a deal that he now believes is just not in our nation’s finest curiosity?
Harvey Englander, La Quinta
The author is a well known L.A. political guide.
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To the editor: President Trump’s second time period is bringing to thoughts thinker George Santayana’s adage, “Those that can not keep in mind the previous are condemned to repeat it.” Trump’s coverage of elevating tariffs additionally remembers Herbert Hoover’s disastrous response to the Nice Despair.
Stephen A. Silver, San Francisco
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To the editor: I’ve realized a lot in simply six weeks! Who knew the best way to remedy inflation was so as to add 25% tariffs on every little thing we purchase?
Marty Foster, Ventura
