Thread: Trade War
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Old 07-06-2018, 11:29 AM   #10
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by Pete F. View Post
If the goal of Trump’s trade war is to move more jobs back to the USA, given that we are close to full employment, how does that gain us anything? Where will more workers come from? What’s the plan?
More workers can join the workforce who aren't currently working. And the more demand there is for labor, the higher the price (wages) will be. That's usually considered to be a good thing.
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