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Tariff Tussle: A Few Minutes with… Economist Timothy Fitzgerald

JL;DR SUMMARY Economist Timothy Fitzgerald, a former chief international economist for the Trump administration, shares insights into the administration's tariff strategies and goals with Mishpacha. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationChinaCanadaEconomicsTariffsMexicoJ.D. VanceTrade PolicyTrade DeficitsDomestic Manufacturing

Places mentioned

Lubbock, Texas, United States
"Presently, Mr. Fitzgerald is an associate professor in economics at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University and chair of the Commodity Futures Trade Commissions Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Last week, the White House announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on Chinese goods."
Pennsylvania, United States
"There are maybe a few hundred thousand steelworkers, but theyre a charismatic industry that people care about, and they tend to live in places that are politically important, like Pennsylvania and Ohio."
Ohio, United States
"There are maybe a few hundred thousand steelworkers, but theyre a charismatic industry that people care about, and they tend to live in places that are politically important, like Pennsylvania and Ohio."
Michigan, United States
"Same goes for the auto industrys footprint in Michigan."
Canada
"Last week, the White House announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on Chinese goods."
Mexico
"Last week, the White House announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on Chinese goods."
China
"China is still our third-largest trading partner."

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