Barack Obama and free trade: Economic vandalism

You can be fairly sure that when a government slips an announcement out at nine o’clock on a Friday night, it is not proud of what it is doing. That is one of the only things that makes sense about Barack Obama’s decision to break a commitment he, along with other G20 leaders, reaffirmed last April: to avoid protectionist measures at a time of great economic peril. In every other way the president’s decision to slap a 35% tariff on imported Chinese ... Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - Sep. 18, 2009

Infomative analysis of President Obama’s decision to impose a 35% tariff on imported Chinese tires. This article gives a reasonable opinion on how this affects the G20's goal to avoid protectionist measures during the economic crisis. An insightful read, citing factual evidence from credible sources, with helpful context.

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