Trump’s Mexico tariffs don’t make sense, but Americans will pay a steep price anyway if they go into effect
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Trump’s Mexico tariffs don’t make sense, but Americans will pay a steep price anyway if they go into effect

Christina Fattore, West Virginia University The Trump administration says it intends to slap a 5% tariff on every medium-sized car, avocado and other Mexican import beginning June 10 – all almost US$1 billion worth that crosses the border into the U.S. each day on average. The president is using the policy as a cudgel to…