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Trump Prepares to Slap Tariffs on Rest of Chinese Imports
May 13, 2019 at 6:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 223 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/13/trump-prepares-to-slap-tariffs-on-rest-of-chinese-imports/
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In a major escalation of the U.S.-China trade fight, President Trump is preparing to slap tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 billion in additional goods, the Washington Post reports.
If approved, American consumers would probably see higher prices on everyday products including cellphones and televisions.
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Trump Prepares to Slap Tariffs on Rest of Chinese Imports (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2019
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C_U_L8R
(44,996 posts)1. What an idiot.
Hold onto your savings. He's gonna crash the economy yet again.
msongs
(67,381 posts)2. dear dems, this is a massive tax increase on ppl who buy chinese or sell to china. get it? nt
jmowreader
(50,543 posts)5. You mean like everyone in the US?
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)3. A 25% federal sales tax on 5,000 items. Thanks, Trump!
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)4. It is time to impeach. He is out of control.
BadgerKid
(4,549 posts)6. Create the crisis you want to solve.
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