I'm in Tom Reynold's district, and chances are, unless something occurs between today and the election, I'll vote for him. Even though his opponent is a small business owner, Jack Davis shouldn't be elected. Here's my primary reason - he's old and simple minded, and here's the best example I can give, right out of the Rochester D&C:
""I'm trying to save jobs here," Davis said. "Tariffs will raise the cost of foreign products, but it will never be higher than the cost of the U.S. product. If it goes high, then you buy U.S. All that's doing is balancing the field." "
This is another term for "price controls". Yes, there are tariffs on all sorts of stuff, and sometimes it can be used as a useful tool against dumping products in our markets, but that's not what Davis is saying. He wants higher tariffs on foreign products. You want a car - pay a higher price. You want a shirt - pay a higher price. You want just about anything - pay a higher price. This does nothing but increase inflation, which last time I checked, isn't something we want.
Price controls didn't work for Germany, or the Soviet Union, or the ancient Romans for cryin' out loud.... and they certainly won't work today.
