Trump’s trade war general faces moment of truth

Editor’s note: Trade Ambassador Bob Lighthizer stands strong against the globalists who have killed jobs for many years. At an invitation-only gathering of chief executives in mid-September, Robert E. Lighthizer made his pitch for President Trump’s protectionist trade policy. [David Lynch | November 15, 2019 | Washington Post] Seated between United Parcel Service CEO David Abney…

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Innovation Should Be Made in the U.S.A.

Editor’s note: A good piece on why trade deficits and offshoring are stupid and a recipe for national decline.  Offshoring by American companies has destroyed our manufacturing base and our capacity to develop new products and processes. It’s time for a national industrial policy. [Sridhar Kota and Tom Mahoney | November 15, 2019 | WSJ]…

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Amazon’s Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Sellers Puts Consumers at Risk

Editor’s note. Dangerous Chinese products brought to you by Amazon. Enabled by section 321 de minimis rule that allows higher value tariff free imports than any country in the world. And which CBP has determined takes precedence over Sec 301 China tariffs. https://www.prosperousamerica.org/the_problems_posed_by_e_commerce_without_borders The e-commerce platform has included banned, unsafe, mislabeled products. One reason: It…

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Pelosi says USMCA deal is ‘imminent’

Editors note: It looks like passage of the USMCA may be coming soon. Despite impeachment efforts. A resolution between the Trump administration and House Democrats over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is “imminent,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday. [November 15, 2019 | Inside U.S. Trade https://insidetrade.com/daily-news/pelosi-says-usmca-deal-imminent?s=iust] Pelosi earlier this year instructed nine House Democrats to negotiate…

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Press Release \ CPA Partners on Release of National Jobs Quality Index

Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced the launch of a comprehensive new economic indicator, the US Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI). CPA has partnered with Cornell University, the University of Missouri, and the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity (GISP) to unveil a new measure of America’s changing employment situation. The…

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