Exit polls shows show that the Number 1 issue was the economy.  Obama failed and the GOP won the election. Specifically, 45 percent of voters

  The U.S. trade gap widened in September as exports fell to a five-month low, a sign of how a stronger dollar and slower growth

I’m quite sure voters did not want this to happen. The GOP was elected to fix our economy, not gut it further.

  (Map showing countries with a VAT in red.  Countries without a VAT in blue) Here is a valuable table showing VAT/consumption tax rates across

  The American Iron and Steel Institute announced the trade arm of the federal government that existing foreign trade barriers distort international trade and are