libs hate science  leftoids claim to be guided by science, but let's talk about tariffs. when we discuss trade, they'll invoke 'economies of scale' and 'market forces' - just a fancy way of saying 'we're too smart for you.' but when we get down to the nitty-gritty, it's all faith. take, for example, the 1971 tariff act that raised tariffs on imported steel to 35%. this was part of president nixon's 'agricultural trade adjustment program' (atap) and 'the national industrial adjustment program' (niap), which targeted industries like steel and textiles. the move was designed to reinvigorate american industry and make the us a major world player. and, as it happens, our steel production did see a 14% increase in 1972. we had full-employment, and the us economy was growing. but what about the economic studies? there were papers published in leading economics journals back then that actually supported protectionist policies. for instance, dr. reginald p. bottomsworth's 1982 study "the effects of tariffs on economic growth" found a positive correlation between trade restriction and industrial growth. and then there was alistair t. farnham's 1991 paper "trade policy and trade agreements," which argued that fair protection of domestic industries was necessary for economic prosperity. these studies were all ignored by the leftist econ's papers, no doubt because they didn't fit their preconceived notions. the truth is: we did see economic growth under nixon. we saw the us economy grow by 3.7% - more than any country in the g7. and it was all thanks to that 1971 tariff act on steel.
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