Tom Cotton says sacrifice of Americans paying tariffs is "minimal" compared to those serving oversea

[patphil]

32. Now that's a really idiotic position to take

But then it would be typical for Senator Cotton.
It's like comparing Soybeans and bullets.
Our soldiers get to both put their lives on the line, AND pay to higher cost of goods that result from a tariff, AND struggle to sell their farm products during a tariff war.
The real damage is to the manufacturing sector and the farmers. The individual price is fairly high for most American families, but the collective damage is to jobs in the affected industries.
And speaking of farmers, most family run farms don't have a lot of extra cash lying around to carry them over from year to year.
If the cost of farm equipment and other goods they need goes up, and they can't sell their crops...well, it could spell the loss of their farm.
You would think that someone who grew up on his family's cattle farm would have a better understanding of how hard it is for many farmers to stay solvent.
But then he is a republican, and...well there isn't a lot of concern for lower and middle class people there.

Patrick Phillips