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a $200B subsidy
That’s not how trade works. One side has something the other side wants. They agree to make an exchange.
Both sides win.
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That’s how Trump thinks, though. Every transaction is zero sum to him.
I’m also convinced saw the “deficit” part of “trade deficit” and either automatically assumed it was bad thing or knew he could convince low-information voters that it was.
Or maybe he is a dumbass and someone on his campaign staff was the crafty one.
