If Trump wins in 2020 people will wish they had studied the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 more closely.
We already knew President Trump’s trade war is unnecessary & doing far more to harm American farmers & manufacturers than help, but now it’s clear it isn't even helping his stated goal of reducing trade deficits. In fact, his policies have made them worse.https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1103376471219937280 …
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wait surely the country of origin pays the tariffs? and it creates jobs by making local products more desirable? isnt protectionism a nice word ?
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You're still as slow as ever, aren't you Feinstein. We are running trade deficits because of a strong dollar and vibrant economy. Perhaps you should stick to crafting fake dunning letters you can race into senate hearings with, waving them aloft at the 11th hour.
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A narcissist is never wrong.
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Isn’t this MISLEADING! A trade deficit means we are doing better and buying more stuff
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Yeah. Thanks for the hot take Sergei.
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Buying more imports with your new found wage increases doesn’t mean your doing well. It means your becoming more dependent on imports.
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Ya know what would be great? If congress took back its traditional role of overseeing trade. Including lifting tariffs on Canada. Security threat? GTFOOH
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Senator, You are the generation that made it easy for all manufacturing to go overseas. Your generation did this to the USA.
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