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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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