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onecaliberal

(32,831 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:20 PM Nov 2019

According to a new study from the New York Federal Reserve, Chinese businesses have not lowered prices in a significant way when it comes to exports in response to President Trump’s trade wars, leaving Americans to absorb additional import taxes levied by the Trump administration, to the tune of around $40 billion per year.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/americans-are-paying-40-billion-a-year-in-import-taxes-thanks-to-trumps-tariffs-study/

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Americans are paying 40 billion a year in import taxes thanks to trump. (Original Post) onecaliberal Nov 2019 OP

This should be a TV ad. n/t jaysunb Nov 2019 #1

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1. This should be a TV ad. n/t

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:26 PM

Nov 2019

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3. The democrats often IMO seem incapable of running with great talking points, seemingly lacking the

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 06:28 PM

Nov 2019

ability of effective marketing. Yes, this would IMO make for an excellent spot ad. ... run and run again.

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2. It's apparently what the deplorables want, but are too stupid to figure it out! n/t

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:42 PM

Nov 2019