The Case for More Aggressive Tariffs, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy

The Case for More Aggressive Tariffs, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy

The next president should use every tool to rebuild America’s productivity, industrial base and middle class. And they should ignore the conventional economic textbook view that predicts calamity if those tools are used, especially because these predictions never come true.

CPA Letter to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Regarding China’s 72 Steel

CPA sent the following letter to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro regarding the proposal by Chinese nationals, through a front company named “72 Steel LLC”, to construct a 500,000 ton-per-year steelmaking – specifically reinforcing bar (rebar) – facility in the city of Aliquippa. For the reasons outlined in the letter, CPA urged Governor Shapiro to strongly…

Attacks on Americas Act Reveals Opponents of WTO Tariff Reform Have No Solutions

Attacks on Americas Act Reveals Opponents of WTO Tariff Reform Have No Solutions

CPA has championed the need for the United States to free itself from the Literally America Last shackles of WTO tariff commitments. Most are unaware that every WTO Member, including the United States, has pledged maximum tariff rates applicable to every other WTO member. Under the WTO system, there’s no single maximum rate, but rather…

Senate Finance: De Minimis

Senate Finance’s Subcommittee on Trade Takes One-Sided Approach to De Minimis Import Rule

The U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee for International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness took a one-sided view on the de minimis exemption in a hearing on Tuesday, rejecting anything but technocratic changes to the global duty-free rule for small packages priced under $800.