[Danihan]

Of course, and this is exactly why tariffs exist, to level the playing field.

Otherwise whatever country has the most lax regulation and labor laws wins.

[thephyber]

> Of course, and this is exactly why tariffs exist, to level the playing field.

Tariffs can be used for this purpose, but they traditionally weren't used to "level the playing field". They were traditionally used to benefit local goods over imported goods. The history of the US and England are rife with counterexamples of "level playing field" tariffs.