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16 Mar 2018
Chamber of commerce warns Trump against China tariffs - Reuters
The US Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue warned President TRump that unilateral tariffs on Chinese goods could lead to a destructive trade war that will hut American consumers and US economic growth, according to Reuters report.
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Tariffs of $30 billion a year would wipe out over a third of the savings American families received from the doubling of the standard deduction in tax reform.
If the tariffs reach $60 billion, which has been rumored, the impact would be even more devastating.
Tariffs could lead to a destructive trade war with serious consequences for the US economic growth and job creation.