Man Who Says Foreign Countries Pay the Tariffs Leaves 18 Percent Tip on the Tariffs
Dwight Ankeny, 62, says the extra $1,140 he paid for a riding mower was ‘China’s money,’ and that he added a gratuity because ’they’ve been very good about it.’
Trade
Supporters Hail Widest Trade Deficit Since Tariffs Began, Say Nation Is Now Winning So Hard It Has Begun Importing Its Own Exports
The $105.6 billion August gap, the widest since before the tariffs took effect, is being described by grateful economists as ‘a deficit of losing.’
What the Founders Would Have Said About Tariffs on Tea, and Why I Have Thrown Mine in the Harbor
Our heritage is unambiguous on the question of taxing imported tea. I have followed it to the water’s edge, and then somewhat past it.
Trade Talks Collapse Over Disagreement About What a Trade Is
Nine days of negotiations among 11 delegations ended without a definition of ’trade,’ after one delegation offered its deputy finance minister and a second-round pick.
Supporters Say 50 Percent Tariff on Canadian Hockey Sticks Has Retroactively Won the Nation Every Hockey Game Since 1930
The duty, imposed under a 96-year-old trade law that had never before been used, is being credited by an advocacy group with reversing 11,400 results, including several games the United States was not in.