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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business group and customarily a close ally of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, is launching a campaign on Monday to oppose Trump’s trade tariff policies.

With some of America’s tightest trading partners imposing retaliatory measures, Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled financial markets and strained relations between the White House and the Chamber.

The new campaign, detailed first to Reuters, is an aggressive effort by the business lobbying giant. Using a state-by-state analysis, it argues that Trump is risking a global trade war that will hit the wallets of U.S. consumers.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-chamber-exclusive/exclusive-largest-u-s-business-group-attacks-trump-on-tariffs-idUSKBN1JS0VL
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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2018, 01:35:10 pm »
And with Trump's policy of enforcing our immigration laws I wouldn't imagine the Chamber of Commerce is too well pleased with him at this point.

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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2018, 01:39:53 pm »
And with Trump's policy of enforcing our immigration laws I wouldn't imagine the Chamber of Commerce is too well pleased with him at this point.


Neither are the Kochs, on both trade and immigration issues.  With two groups like that, it's no wonder congress hasn't moved.
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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2018, 01:44:18 pm »
Too funny.  Rich fat cats are worrying about "poor little ole" Americans wallets.  That is choice. 
They don't give two hoots to a holler about anything except there bank accounts. 

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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2018, 01:49:32 pm »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce should just accept it. The Republican party is now the Woodrow Wilson Party now, all in the name of MAGA through massive central planning.


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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2018, 03:06:30 pm »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce should just accept it. The Republican party is now the Woodrow Wilson Party now, all in the name of MAGA through massive central planning.



Translation: Central Planning sucks unless our guy is for Central Planning.
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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2018, 03:18:57 pm »

Translation: Central Planning sucks unless our guy is for Central Planning.

We are all Statists now.

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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2018, 03:34:55 pm »
We are all Statists now.

The drama.

Look up Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution.

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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2018, 04:03:19 pm »
The drama.

Look up Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution.

It has been used since the start of the Republic.


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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2018, 04:05:55 pm »
The drama.

Look up Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution.

Everyone loves to ignore this key part of that...

He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;  to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;...

Something that has been very much lacking on this. The representatives of the people and States should be approving this, not just done blindly.  I suggest reading Federalist 75.

Also, that skips the point we are making which is the massive extent in which this is being done. Specifically around Tariffs (which are technically different than treaties and should fall under 'taxation' which actually should be going completely through Congress first. He may be using them as a negotiating strategy for a future trade 'treaty' but his is skipping the Constitutional requirement of Congress in this. (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1).

Also, it is just the fundamental principle of our system how much should fall under such a central planning path such as this. This shouldn't be the federal government's business to promote and pick winners and losers.

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Re: Exclusive: Largest U.S. Business Group Attacks Trump On Tariffs
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2018, 04:06:32 pm »
It has been used since the start of the Republic.

Yes it has.. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.... provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;...

But to the extent we have now (non wartime) one must look at Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter as examples. Not ones Conservatives used to hold up as wanting to follow.
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