Trade vs. aid: Pakistan wants lower tariffs, but U.S. gives money instead. "USAID has spent millions on small-scale job-creation projects in Pakistan: Teaching 200 youths to weave on traditional looms. Helping 1,500 farmers grow better mangos. Giving 22 trout farmers…
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Import Articles Recap: July 10, 2012
Tagged with: Africa, AGOA, clothing, Families, GSP, Lesotho, Pakistan, retail, ROZs, shoes, sugar, tariffs
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
AAFA’s Lamar on “the Other 99 Percent”
In a new post highlighting the high costs of archaic shoe tariffs, Steve Lamar notes that: footwear boasts some of the highest tariffs charged by the United States – topping out at about 67 percent. Ironically, in most instances the…
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AAFA’s Burke on Imports Work for American Families
In a blog post yesterday, AAFA President Kevin Burke noted that while Americans purchased 20 billion garments and more than two billion pairs of shoes last year – almost all of which are imported – the share of family spending…
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