I'm in favor of leveling the playing field. It's not really a question of abundance vs scarcity for me. The problem as I see it is that there are opposing forces each getting bills passed that have​ caused the employment & economic problems we have today. For example, free trade vs higher taxes. That gives double the incentive to not only to move production overseas but also move part or all of a companies operation overseas.

Add to that the costs of operation that are steadily rising as more state/federal compliance regulations, licensing, and such are added every year. It's no wonder US corporations are jumping ship. We're also one of the few countries still trying to tax foreign profits as well. In doing so the government has created loopholes to dodge paying taxes on income generated domestically. But that's another topic.

Using tariffs to level the playing field isn't a bad idea, it's just a bad idea to do it in such a way that causes scarcity. Also, just raising tariffs alone will not solve the problem.

I'm more of a conservative and I believe that income inequality is real. I just see it as a product of years of government, state and federal, manipulation that has stifled competition.