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President Trump's Tariffs Will Harm Your Pocketbook
Forbes | February 3, 2025 | Wayne Winegarden

President Trump fired the first shot of a trade war by imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and 10% tariffs on China, which will take effect on February 4 as of this writing. It also announced 25% tariffs on Mexico, but implementation has been delayed a month while the Administration negotiates with the government over fentanyl enforcement.

The Trump Administration believes imposing tariffs will accelerate domestic manufacturing and strengthen the U.S. economy. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Musk Needs H1-B Workers Because Math Education Fails Students
Fox News | Lance Izumi | February 3, 2025

When entrepreneur Elon Musk made headlines with his vociferous comments supporting the H-1B visa program, the ensuing debate focused on the implications of his position on immigration.

But this debate obscured the reason America even has such a program in the first place: its homegrown students are being poorly educated in math.
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Consumer-Protection Edicts Will Only Slow LA Recovery

Free Cities Center | Steven Greenhut | January 31, 2025

In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles area wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order vowing to protect devastated owners in affected ZIP codes from unsolicited offers for their burned-out properties.

This is the governor’s latest act of performative policy making. It will offer no real protections and might even harm homeowners who are looking to cash out rather than go through years of rebuilding.

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