Editor’s note: The tariff/job creation stories are only in the local/regional papers, like this one. Not on the national news because it does not fit their narrative. Jackie Rosenberg, the owner of a Louisiana pipe company founded by a Holocaust survivor more than 60 years ago, said President Donald Trump’s tariffs are good for America despite…
Editor’s note: Farm and ranch income has been down for three years, especially this year. China’s new swine disease outbreak could be an opportunity for US hog producers. However, antitrust market power exerted by Chinese and US owned meatpackers remains a major problem that US Dept of Agriculture has enabled rather than solved. A serious…
Framework of revised deal appears promising As the Trump administration notifies Congress of its intent to sign a trade deal with Mexico in 90 days, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has expressed support for the new agreement’s framework. CPA members believe US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and President Trump have put forward a new…
Editors note: We at the CPA have been thinking about whether the WTO is worth saving or replacing. Peter Morici writes about it below. Maybe nothing should replace the WTO, but rather countries should act in their own national interests and achieve some Nash equilibrium. [ Peter Morici | August 30, 2018 | Washington Times] Any…
Editor’s note: CPA filed written comments in support of increased tariffs on China. This article picked up on our comments, which were among more than 2300 filed. Former Trump trade adviser Dan DiMicco not only supports a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion in China goods, as contemplated by the Trump administration, he wants the…
Editor’s note: This is significant because the 232 national security tariff process is being normalized, rather than treated as a “trade war”. Just something else to negotiate. [David Shepardson and Ana Isabel Martinez | August 29, 2018 | Reuters] The agreements struck between the United States and Mexico on trade would allow President Donald Trump…
Editor’s note: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka shows support for the direction of the US-MX trade agreement. [August 29, 2018 | NPR] David Greene talks to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who’s optimistic that a NAFTA replacement deal would better serve workers. NPR’s Jim Zarroli weighs in on their conversation. DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump and labor…
Editor’s note: This piece by a British economics professor and House of Lords member is encapsulated by this excerpt: “Liberals should certainly exercise their right to attack Trumpian politics. But they should refrain from criticizing Trumpian protectionism until they have something better to offer.” [ROBERT SKIDELSKY | Aug 14, 2018 | Project Syndicate] The ability of companies to…
(WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about the bilateral agreement-in-principle announced today between the U.S. and Mexico to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “The Teamsters Union has long been a leader in demanding real reforms to NAFTA to make it work for worker across all…
Editor’s note: This opinion article by the former chief of staff of Vice President Joe Biden shows how the battle lines on the US-Mexico agreement, like much of the president’s trade agenda, are atypical. Reading some of the reporting on the preliminary NAFTA renegotiation deal announced Monday between the United States and Mexico, there’s a partially unwarranted theme emerging:…
