Countries should use tariffs to protect their workers from global competition.

Daily Debate #554: "Countries should use tariffs to protect their workers from global competition.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Bernie Sanders.

Against plutocracy

You're arguing FOR tariffs but just said "against plutocracy"—are you conceding that tariffs enrich giant corporations and their wealthy owners while hurting poor consumers? Because that's exactly what happens when governments pick winners.

You've got it backwards. Tariffs protect *workers*, not corporations. When you let companies race to the bottom with slave labor abroad, you're handing them a gift. Tariffs force them to pay fair wages here. That's the opposite of plutocracy, that's power back to workers.

Wrong framing. Tariffs don't give workers power, they give *corporations* the power to charge higher prices while wage competition stays global anyway. A tariff on steel doesn't force fair wages, it just lets U.S. steel companies pocket the difference. Meanwhile, working families buying cars, tools, and appliances pay more. You're trading worker purchasing power for a few protected factory jobs. Why should a cashier subsidize a steelworker?

Prepare a speech for me against plutocracy

Nice try switching sides. You're FOR tariffs, remember? Stop dodging and answer: if tariffs empower workers, why do they always protect the richest industries first while letting poor consumers foot the bill?