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As a trade war moves from commentary to reality (both in North American & across the Atlantic) with countries adopting counter-measures to the tariffs imposed by the USA, we are entering a social science experiment that we are all part of.
Economists regard free trade as an absolute good & as such tariffs hurt the countries imposing them as much as the targets.
Past trade wars have prompted global slowdowns; will is be different this time?
we're about to find out!
#trade #economics
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