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”A country that structurally exports more than it imports, is benefitting off of other countries to serve its own growth” Finding a balance between supporting our own American workers while also respecting the sovereignty of other nations will be an interesting battle.
Alexander Hamilton: Creator of the American system; First Secretary of the Treasury; established the National Bank; combined tariffs and subsidies to help grow America. Henry Clay: Took up Hamilton’s project, continued advocating to the government for tariffs and policies that would help grow America from the inside. Henry Carey and Abraham Lincoln: Advocates for the American system during the Civil War, wanted the South to break away from the colonial system where cotton would be sent to Britain.
Our first example of how Hamilton’s system directly benefits the American economy. Once we switched to free trade, small manufacturing cities like Patterson suffered. Instead of building things for America, we were providing those same things to other countries.
”We want to be America First, not America alone. Take care of ourselves first, and then make relationships with other countries.” This is well said; no country should be catering to the needs of another nation first, or the whole basis will fall apart and that nation will no longer exist. Sovereignty is important, and finding a way to continue being productive on a global scale while ensuring the cultures of each individual nation are still being upheld is our most important mission.
When Tucker asked Tommy to replace “Should” with “Do I want to”, that is something we need to take into our own lives. Living off of other people’s expectations is unsustainable and terrible for our own well being.
E.M talking about “involuntary shame” is really great. We have no obligation to take on others worldviews, and people trying to shame us into thinking a certain way is not an issue we have to take on. Well Said!
