Trade

=Trade=
 * Embargo
 * Embargoes would be used frequently and aggressively.
 * The Upwards Party would shutoff trade with countries that break important international law. This is used especially when it is a humanitarian law that is being broken. The Upwards Party would also use embargo to stop countries from doing things like how China is holding back its currency.
 * The US undoubtably has more power over world affairs than any other country, and more leverage with other countries than any other country. Because of this, the US has a responsibility to uphold international law and prevent injustices through embargoes. Also, because of this power, the US could bend other countries' decisions to its will. For example, China holding back its currency harms the United States as well as other countries. The United States depends on many products coming out of China, but threatening to, and then slowly shutting off trade with China would be a major problem for China.
 * Tariffs
 * Tariffs are also a huge leverage point for the United States.
 * The US could use tariffs like embargoes, just less drastically. The US again is the most powerful country in the world, especially when it comes to trade.
 * also see Taxes - Collecting
 * Overall
 * The US needs to use embargoes and tariffs much more. It surprises me that the US hardly uses this point of leverage at all, and needs to use it much, much more. The US is missing out on a huge opportunity.

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