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TexasTowelie

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3. I think that there will be long reaching effects even if the Trump administration agrees to end the

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 02:45 AM

Sep 2018

tariffs. Contracts for agricultural commodities are made well before any crop is ever harvested. China has shifted contracts to other countries such as Brazil. What Trump has succeeded at is making the US into an unreliable trade partner which is a disincentive for business to return the status quo that existed prior to this fiasco.

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Patriotism Doesn't Pay The Bills. [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2018 OP

people who hate socialism n welfare suddenly love it when benefit from them lol nt msongs Sep 2018 #1

When the tariffs end.... SergeStorms Sep 2018 #2

I think that there will be long reaching effects even if the Trump administration agrees to end the TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #3