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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 2290186" data-attributes="member: 22662">Quite a bit more.What Trump’s supporters don’t seem to get is that the tariffs he proposes—35% to 45%—could cost the average American household $11,000 over five years, <a href="http://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trump-Tariff.DAY-OF-RELEASE.May-12-2016.pdf" target="_blank">according to a recent study</a>.“Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war?” Trump scoffed at a New Jersey event this month. I suppose when you’re super wealthy like he is, it doesn’t matter if the price of a TV or pair of sneakers or even a car goes up 35% to 45%. But when you’re just about anyone else, it matters. A lot.On top of that, the report by the nonpartisan National Foundation for American Policy adds that if those countries retaliated against us (we export stuff to them too, you know) it would destroy lots of American jobs. “Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war?” I’ll bet the one in six American workers whose jobs are linked to trade do. Even American companies that don’t export would be hurt by Trump’s tariffs: their reliance on cheap, imported raw materials would drive up costs—which would just be passed on to us. Importers, exporters, manufacturers and consumers, Trump’s trade agenda could hurt everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 2290186, member: 22662"] Quite a bit more. What Trump’s supporters don’t seem to get is that the tariffs he proposes—35% to 45%—could cost the average American household $11,000 over five years, [URL='http://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trump-Tariff.DAY-OF-RELEASE.May-12-2016.pdf']according to a recent study[/URL]. “Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war?” Trump scoffed at a New Jersey event this month. I suppose when you’re super wealthy like he is, it doesn’t matter if the price of a TV or pair of sneakers or even a car goes up 35% to 45%. But when you’re just about anyone else, it matters. A lot. On top of that, the report by the nonpartisan National Foundation for American Policy adds that if those countries retaliated against us (we export stuff to them too, you know) it would destroy lots of American jobs. “Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war?” I’ll bet the one in six American workers whose jobs are linked to trade do. Even American companies that don’t export would be hurt by Trump’s tariffs: their reliance on cheap, imported raw materials would drive up costs—which would just be passed on to us. Importers, exporters, manufacturers and consumers, Trump’s trade agenda could hurt everyone. [/QUOTE]

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