[quote=@SleepingSilence] Here's some for context. But the discussion is on automation and if it has negative impacts on the economy or more specifically working in trade jobs. Ben sort of misrepresented Tucker's argument, like it was about Trade/Tariff's. When it wasn't. [/quote] Well it's just my read, but it seems like Ben's going after Tucker's core assumptions (jobs correlate to family strength, therefore the government should enact policy that protects jobs), then carrying that straight into the (somewhat) related topic of Trump's tariffs. For my part, I think both sides have great points, both on the thing that Tucker was talking about (yes technology advancements can damage the family; no, that's not necessarily bad; yes, in the case of trucking that could spell big problems; no I don't think we should STOP it or regulate it to death, but let's talk anyway, conversation worth having on a problem worth avoiding); and also on the thing that Ben actually [i]wants[/i] to talk about (Free trade is good; Trump has a point that it's only as free as it is fair; tariffs may wind up doing more harm than good; NOT having reciprocal tariffs has worked best for everybody else, and if we're really trying to do what's best for [b]us[/b], maybe there's some value in putting away the carrot and taking out the stick, if only as a negotiating tactic that ultimately brings everyone closer to free AND fair).