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ADAM SMITH WOULD AGREE WITH TRUMP ON TARIFFS

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Editors note: An interesting article on Adam Smith’s criteria for applying tariffs. Exclusive: Curtis Ellis quotes ‘father of free markets’ in defending move on China

Newt Gingrich: China and how we got it wrong

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Excerpt: “We (myself included) sold ourselves an optimistic, American-centric, fantasy version of China that has never existed – and will likely never exist.” Trade tensions

US Senator Charles Schumer wants ‘top-to-bottom review’ of Chinese train maker CRRC that won design contest for New York City subway cars

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Editors note: Using US taxpayer money to support the building of China’s rail car industry makes no sense. We should build this industry, and its

China can ‘very easily wipe out’ US railroad system, Rep. Garamendi warns

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Editors note: Kudos to Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) on this issue. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said the U.S. has another big problem on its hands

Tech Jobs Lead to the Middle Class. Just Not for the Masses.

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Excerpt: “The idea that tech jobs are going to create a substantial middle class anytime in the foreseeable future is unrealistic”. Brittney Ball was living

Why a Tax the U.S. Hasn’t Embraced Has Found Favor in Much of the World

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Editors note: This is a very good article making the case for a VAT. CPA favors Implementing a VAT (aka goods and services tax) to

Murdered Trade Unionists: The Truth Behind Colombia’s Trade Agreement

ArchiveBy Michael StumoMay 20, 2019

Editor’s note: Trade agreement standards are only as good as the enforcement mechanisms. Any mention of Latin America has become a synonym of mass migration,

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