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What Trump’s Tarrifs Will Actually Cost You

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Trump promised to help everyday Americans with their everyday costs. Unsurprisingly, his first weeks in office have established that his policies will do no such thing. He has started trade wars with America’s three biggest trading partners that will affect virtually everything Americans buy and consume.  Economists almost universally agree that the tariffs imposed by President Trump will cost the average American household hundreds—if not thousands—of dollars every year. As Trump’s tariffs take effect, the Tax Foundation estimates they will cost more than $ 830 per U.S. household this year…

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Washington State Ban on Natural Gas Heating Is All Cost, No Benefit

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The Washington State Building Code Council, an unelected board that governs construction standards, on Nov. 4 decided to effectively ban natural gas heating in new-construction homes and office buildings. Advocates of the new restrictions admitted reluctantly that their new requirements will increase the cost of housing, but perhaps even more notable is that the new rules will do nothing to advance the purported goal; namely, reducing the state’s CO2 emissions. The combination of artificially high cost and no benefit makes the new regulations a textbook example of how some politicians…

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Flying Trump to midterm rallies to stump for Republicans cost US taxpayers millions – Quartz

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Quartz Flying Trump to midterm rallies to stump for Republicans cost US taxpayers millionsQuartzUS president Donald Trump flew to more than 40 political rallies in the months leading up to the 2018 mid-term elections, to coax his loyal fans to come out to the polls for Republican candidates. A Quartz analysis of Trump's travel schedule and the …and more » us republicans – Google News

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