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Everyone’s Mad at Trump’s Tariffs—But the U.S. Has Been Taxed Unfairly for Years

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Apr 04, 2025
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WASHINGTON — Picture a U.S. soybean farmer who wakes up to learn that China has slapped a 25 percent tariff on his crop, pricing it out of the reach of buyers who previously purchased 60 percent of the world’s supply. That’s not a bad dream — it’s been reality since 2018. China, India and the European Union, for instance, have been slamming American exp…

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