Sanders: Some Dems Are Now Abandoning Progressive View on Tariffs

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SANDERS: “Yeah. This is what I think: The idea to say oh, we believe in unfettered free trade, no tariffs — and some Democrats are saying that — I think that’s nonsense. The idea that you arbitrarily, one day come up with tariffs on every country on Earth for no particular reason, which is going to raise prices in this country, that’s also absurd. Not only did I vote against NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, I helped lead the effort against those. Those were disastrous trade agreements written by corporate America, designed to allow corporations to shut down in America, move to China, move to Mexico, and hire people there at starvation wages. Very bad policy. So, I believe in selective tariffs to protect American workers. But the broad tariff proposals that Trump brought forth, that is not the way to proceed.”

(Via Breitbart)