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Tariffs on China will cost Americans, and Americans must suck it up

By Tom Rogan
Published May 28, 2019 4:44pm ET
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Tariffs on China will cost Americans, and Americans must suck it up
U.S. officials identified and gathered information about the movement of the cargo ships, which are owned or managed by Chinese companies, using satellite imagery and other intelligence means. | Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Stop missing the point.

The real concern with President Trump’s tariffs on China isn’t their impact on household bills; it’s about America’s future. If China is not restrained in its ambitions, a restraint that tariffs currently play a crucial role in, America’s future will be one of far less prosperity and far fewer freedoms.

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