First, a blast from the past, in that then President Donald Trump in his first term imposed tariffs on China. So what happened? Donald Trump promises to impose big tariffs on Chinese products. The last time he did that, in 2018, he made at least one country boom: Vietnam. Since it suddenly cost more to export things from China, businesses moved across the border. Especially in northern Vietnam, factories have replaced rice fields, growth rates have stayed in double-digits and exports to the United States have surged. For the first time since the 1800s, the region — once poverty-stricken — is now the country’s main economic engin e. Current trade deficits: So will Vietnam next be a target? No problem for China, for they just move their export base to some other country or region. The U.S. middle and lower classes actually are most hurt through increased cost of living. About Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary, looks like his vaccine problem i...
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