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A tariff primer: Tariffs aren’t free money or moral posturing. They’re leverage. Other countries already tariff U.S. exports heavily. Cheap Chinese imports lowered prices at Walmart and McDonald’s, masking stagnant wages. Tariffs raise costs, but they also push back against dumping and force a choice between cheap goods and domestic jobs.
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