Is the Misc Tariff Bill Special Interest Sausage Sandwich?

The legislative sausage known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) is being pushed for renewal in the lame duck session. However, there is reason to be both critical and supportive.  What is this bill? The website customsinfo.com has this information. The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) is an annual piece of legislation that is passed by…

Pew: GOP and Dems Out of Touch with Base Voters on Trade

The elite punditry predict kum-bay-ah bipartisanship predicted between Obama and the GOP on job-killing trade deals.  But this official at the Pew Research Center reveals that any such collaboration is, instead, evidence of politicians out of touch with their base. Bruce Stokes, director of global economic attitudes at Pew, wrote this for Politico. If and…