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The Koch brothers have long

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:10:19 +0000

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The Koch brothers have long supported Republican candidates and causes, but have increasingly found themselves at odds with President Trump https://t.co/BAx9lFwAOl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 4, 2018

Great Bloomberg chart showing "Soybean Voters" who'll get slammed by Chinese tariffs. Won't be pleasant for Midwest Republicans this November. pic.twitter.com/OToevIF3Df
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) April 4, 2018

Koch brothers taking on Trump

artappraiser — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 05:58:50 +0000

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Koch brothers taking on Trump with free trade campaign

By Jonathan Karl & Arlette Saenz @ ABCNews.com, Jun 4, 2018

Days after the president moved forward with imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico, three political groups affiliated with the billionaire Koch brothers are launching a multi-year, multi-million dollar campaign to tout free trade and oppose tariffs, ABC News has learned.

The campaign, launched by Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Prosperity and the LIBRE Initiative, all groups funded by the Charles and David Koch, will consist of advertisements, lobbying efforts and grassroots organization.

“This campaign makes a clear statement: Trade is a major priority for our network. We will work aggressively to educate policymakers and others about the facts,” James Davis, executive vice president of Freedom partners said. “Tariffs and other trade barriers make us poorer. They raise prices for those who can least afford it. That’s why this issue is so important,” Davis said. “This announcement is a demonstration of our long-term commitment to advance common-sense trade policies that will ensure America’s brightest days are ahead, and to directly confront the protectionist ideas that would hold us back.”

The move marks one of the biggest splits between the politically powerful Koch network and President Trump. The groups are calling on the president to lift recent tariffs on aluminum and steel imports as well as the proposed tariffs on other imports from China.

They are also asking Congress to require votes on any future tariffs [....]

meanwhile:

artappraiser — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:39:01 +0000

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meanwhile:

The United Steelworkers Union is calling on the Trump admin to exempt Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs, saying that the tariffs are "wrongheaded" because they would hurt the industry in both countries. https://t.co/llr5bG1R3Y
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 3, 2018

Donald Trump's steel,

artappraiser — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:37:14 +0000

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here's the admin propaganda

Donald Trump's steel, aluminum tariffs lift low and moderate income families https://t.co/DtGoBuqSYf via @usatoday
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 3, 2018

good point, it's sort of like

artappraiser — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:33:55 +0000

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good point, it's sort of like the direct opposite of Bill Clinton & Robert Rubin micro-managing the trade economy with like getting bananas about bananas, this is mis-micro-managing it? Kind of ironic for a presidency where the campaign famously micro-targeted certain districts to win, now he just throws tariffs around wily-nily, let the chips fall where they may, they may fall in places where there used to be fans, but what the heck, it's all about me anyways....

Trade deals and tariffs have

ocean-kat — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:57:33 +0000

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Trade deals and tariffs have different effects on different people and parts of the economy. I've been working on increasing the size of my solar system so I have enough electricity to run a freezer. The message for consumers of pork is to invest in a freezer to take advantage of the amazingly cheap price of pork this year. The message for me is to get that solar system upgraded. Though pork prices will like be higher some years from now depending on how many producers go bankrupt this year, this year will be a windfall as producers reduce prices to get rid of the surplus pork.

eta: I just read your link. The last sentence, " "If these duties go in place, this would be a great time to fill up your freezer with hams," he said." lol

Missed this on Friday. But

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:46:23 +0000

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Missed this on Friday. But @Heritage (in the gentlest way possible) slammed the Trump tariffs. https://t.co/EaWBTl1TMb
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) June 3, 2018

Concerns over retaliatory

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:36:58 +0000

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Concerns over retaliatory tariffs from Mexico have cost Iowa pork producers roughly $560,000,000, the Des Moines Register reports. https://t.co/4grTJul4Ro
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 3, 2018

Mnuchin, empire-building

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:20:11 +0000

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Mnuchin, empire-building absent Gary Cohn, is finding his efforts to say he is speaking for Trump strained. https://t.co/EWWjVGIf3b
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 3, 2018

Renowned Economist Jeffrey

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 19:02:40 +0000

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Renowned Economist Jeffrey Sachs Rips Trump As A Gibbering, ‘Delusional’ Threat

He calls for removal of the president using the 25th Amendment.

@ HuffPost, June 1