Trade and Tariffs

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Pacific Trade Agreement

And all other tariffs included.

It’s not complicated, economics that is. If after a trade agreement, a dairy product corporation in another nation can ship a carton of milk halfway across the world and put it on the shelf in your local grocery store for at least an equivalent cost as a similar local product, then something is wrong. It is that something that's wrong that is the problem.

Rule #1 if something doesn’t make sense, then do nothing about it but don’t let your nation of choice try and do something about it, either.

Rule #2 If something doesn’t make sense, then don’t let someone else who thinks it makes sense try and explain it to you. If you do let them explain it and it still doesn’t make sense but you accept it because you think they should know what they’re talking about, you are suffering from a lack of confidence whereby you will ultimately pay.

Rule #3 It's all about money, getting it, making it, and spending it. No one is thinking of you in any of those processes.

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