WEBVTT - 12-17-25 Sloan with Michelle Schultz

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to be an American idiot?

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<v Speaker 2>Seven WLW. President Trump is going to speak tonight at

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<v Speaker 2>nine pm to sell you on the economy, addressing what

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<v Speaker 2>he calls the affordability hoax and the promise he made

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<v Speaker 2>on the trail to reduce the cost of living from

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<v Speaker 2>day one. As he said, we know that's not going

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<v Speaker 2>very well for the president. You know what, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you go to the store and you see the price

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<v Speaker 2>of beef, You see the price of many thing except gas.

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<v Speaker 2>We're to what four or five year low right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Everything certainly feels much higher. And you know that when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at your checkbook, your savings account at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the month. Of course, adding to inflation would

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<v Speaker 2>be the tariffs, and the President's going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>that tonight. And on it is trade attorney Michelle Schultz

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<v Speaker 2>again on the Scott's Loan Show. Michelle, how are you

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<v Speaker 2>good morning?

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<v Speaker 1>I have been busy a bet. Yes, it's all tariffs

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, lots of change.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm sure the President is going to address a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of that tonight. And so we know the tariffs

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<v Speaker 2>brought in like close to a quarter trillion dollars so

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<v Speaker 2>far this calendar year. But companies like Costco and Bumblebee,

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<v Speaker 2>the tuna company, Revlon, the makeup company, RayBan Sunglasses, many

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<v Speaker 2>others are getting in line because the first person in

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<v Speaker 2>line gets paid first. In the lawsuits to lock down

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<v Speaker 2>the billions of dollars they might be out if the

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<v Speaker 2>Supreme Court rules against President Truft's tariffs to begin with,

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<v Speaker 2>So let's start there the likelihood that that's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you see in the tea leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'd say fifty to fifty. You know, in the beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was pretty likely that the Supreme Court

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<v Speaker 1>would strike down the tariffs because they expressed so much

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<v Speaker 1>skepticism during the initial hearings. But the more I read,

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<v Speaker 1>the more I follow the government's reactions, I'm thinking it's

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<v Speaker 1>possible it could go either way. So companies like Costco,

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<v Speaker 1>Revlon and the big guys have gone in and they

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<v Speaker 1>have petition for Customs to essentially be forced to delay

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<v Speaker 1>its final computations so that refunds would be quicker. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're due for the final liquidation of entries as of Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been kind of a race to get to

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<v Speaker 1>the front of the line. Who can get to the

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<v Speaker 1>front of the line and who can get paid first

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<v Speaker 1>if we could keep Customs from finalizing its calculations. Unfortunately, Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>the Court of International Trade denied a consolidated motion for

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<v Speaker 1>this very thing. So it looks like, yeah, like.

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred and thirty billion dollars, I mean so far

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<v Speaker 2>that number is growing. Is what the refund would be got.

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<v Speaker 2>And the thing is the preemptive lawsuits coming in to

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<v Speaker 2>be paid as being liquidated by the government. The Supreme

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<v Speaker 2>Court rules against the terraf after liquidation occurs, doesn't that

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<v Speaker 2>create kind of a legal black hole where companies can't

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<v Speaker 2>get refunds even though they paid on constitutional tariffs. How

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<v Speaker 2>would that shake out?

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<v Speaker 1>That would be in my mind, it would be administratively

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<v Speaker 1>a mess. And I think that's what the DOJ was

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about when they last week they mentioned that, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we've already been collecting about one hundred and thirty billion

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<v Speaker 1>in tariffs. I think if all that has to be refunded,

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<v Speaker 1>then it does have to be refunded, and there will

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<v Speaker 1>be a mechanism for refunds, such as protesting the liquidation

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<v Speaker 1>of customs entries. The problem is the time we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to go through a long process to get

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<v Speaker 1>that money back.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and where does the money actually come from if

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<v Speaker 2>it's already been spent? I mean, I you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>has a list of I think there's like seven or

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<v Speaker 2>eight things on there. What he's going to do with

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<v Speaker 2>this money coming in from tariffs, including two thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 2>checks or taxpayers. All well and good, but if you

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<v Speaker 2>cut those checks, there's no getting it back. Where if

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<v Speaker 2>he's spend some of that money, where's it going to

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<v Speaker 2>come from?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a great question. I don't know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it would have to come from through customs and border protection,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't know what funds they'd pull it from.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the money's already been spent. It's been It's long

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<v Speaker 1>been the case that customs have to provide refunds if

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<v Speaker 1>someone overpaid. But wow, this is on a grand scale.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking about billions and thousands of companies. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's legally the refunds will be required, but it

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<v Speaker 1>will be a process, and in my experience requesting refunds,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to take a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And we'll probably hear more of this tonight when

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<v Speaker 2>the President speaks at nine o'clock. But Trump promised to

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<v Speaker 2>use the tariff revenue for as I had to look

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<v Speaker 2>it up. Yeah, eight different purposes with the checks. There's

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<v Speaker 2>tax cuts, there's paying down debt, there's eliminating MTIMP tax

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<v Speaker 2>in some groups, and the list goes on and on

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<v Speaker 2>and on. But you know, I don't know does Congress

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<v Speaker 2>have to appropriate it like any other revenue, or does

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<v Speaker 2>he just start cutting checks himself. I mean, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>other question is how much authority has an executive branch

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<v Speaker 2>versus Congressional park Congress. Congress, as we know under Republican control,

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<v Speaker 2>really doesn't want to do anything. They're happy with him

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<v Speaker 2>doing whatever he wants and doing very little as representatives

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<v Speaker 2>and senators. I wonder what happens in that regard exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and under the constitution, Congress is the branch that

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<v Speaker 1>has authority over taxes and terrifts. Tariffs are attacked, they're

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<v Speaker 1>a tax on the US importer. So you know, you'd

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<v Speaker 1>think that Congress would have to weigh in on this

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<v Speaker 1>at some point if refunds are required. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a combination, I think of the executive branch and

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<v Speaker 1>then Congress, which, as you mentioned, is just going to

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<v Speaker 1>probably support the Executive Regiet's decisions and then Customs, So

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<v Speaker 1>Customs is going to be swimming in payerwork.

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<v Speaker 2>I think yeah, doesn't mean for a smooth system. Michelle

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<v Speaker 2>Schultz on the SHIF trade attorney, expert in the area

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<v Speaker 2>of tariffs and the like, and I'm sure your phone's

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<v Speaker 2>been ringing off the hook with all this stuff going

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<v Speaker 2>on from your clients. Tonight, the President is going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk at nine o'clock to sell us on the economy

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<v Speaker 2>and the affordability hoax, as he calls it. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>you go to the store's customer expensive, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how that's a hoax. You know more than anyone your

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<v Speaker 2>personal finances. If you're doing fine and you're above water

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<v Speaker 2>and have a extra to spend, it's probably not that

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<v Speaker 2>big a deal. But as of course you get closer

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<v Speaker 2>and closer to the poverty line, or you just simply

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<v Speaker 2>make less money. Your middle class or lower you know

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<v Speaker 2>that it's it's really expensive out there, say maybe energy

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<v Speaker 2>and gasoline right now. So he's gonna try and sell

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<v Speaker 2>us on that tonight. It should be interesting what he says.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course the other area of this thing is Michelle,

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<v Speaker 2>you know this better than anybody. Are the terroriffs actually

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<v Speaker 2>working in a sense, because I mean, China just surpassed

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<v Speaker 2>a one trillion dollar trade surplus, which means they export

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<v Speaker 2>more than they import. If they export more than import

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<v Speaker 2>and that number is going up, that would indicate at

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<v Speaker 2>least relative to China, the tariff's not working.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right, Yes, relative to China, we can see that

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<v Speaker 1>the tariffs really aren't having the intended effect. China's actually

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<v Speaker 1>doing more business with other countries and they have found

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<v Speaker 1>that it's easier to what they called dump or sell

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<v Speaker 1>products below market to other countries rather than dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>US at this point, So you know, yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the tariffs have resulted in difficulty for US importers, and

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, China seems to be fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it doesn't have the endent. I mean there's other

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<v Speaker 2>countries out there that are squeezing, for sure, But I

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<v Speaker 2>mean this was all set to leverage China, and China's going, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll fine, we'll just go We'll just expand market share

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<v Speaker 2>elsewhere and forget about you guys. But then tariffs go

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<v Speaker 2>away or we get the balance back. Are those stations

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<v Speaker 2>going to all of a sudden go, Hey, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>We're just going to go back to good old maide

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<v Speaker 2>in the USA goods, you know, outside of maybe some

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<v Speaker 2>core products. I don't see that happening because once you

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<v Speaker 2>change change vendors, so to speak, it's difficult to get

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<v Speaker 2>that business back, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? Yes, very difficult. And I think there is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of sentiments regarding America that we're not reliable right now.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm hearing that from the EU, from South America,

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<v Speaker 1>from everywhere. And you'll see China is currently very successful

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<v Speaker 1>in India, Brazil, Africa, you can look anywhere and they're

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<v Speaker 1>doing well because they're playing the game right. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that we are at a disadvantage at this point. Companies

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<v Speaker 1>don't necessarily trust us because we may or may not

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<v Speaker 1>go through with a transaction, or we may request christ changes.

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<v Speaker 1>And even if we do buy something at the regular price,

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<v Speaker 1>then the US company is losing profitability because they have

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<v Speaker 1>to either increase their price to match the terroiffs and

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<v Speaker 1>which are up to fifty percent or more, or they

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<v Speaker 1>have to just do something else.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I think Michelle on the terriff issue, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's a credibility problem here for Trump administration and

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<v Speaker 2>Republicans in a sense because you know the cry against

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<v Speaker 2>the Affordable Care Act, which is true. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>subsidize things in this country to the extreme, and it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't do anything to reduce and drive down the actual

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<v Speaker 2>cost of things. It's just simply a coupon. It's a voucher,

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<v Speaker 2>is what it is. To make it look to you

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<v Speaker 2>and your family like, hey, healthcare is affordable, it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's out of control of the government's just taking

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<v Speaker 2>money from a different pile and giving it to you

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<v Speaker 2>to shut you the hell up so you can afford

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<v Speaker 2>your healthcare insurance. And that is a legitimate bee for

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<v Speaker 2>Publicans have, and it's one hundred percent acrid. However, when

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<v Speaker 2>you now have twice on that for farmers and bailed

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<v Speaker 2>them out because in this case, because of teriffs where

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio farmers lost about seventy six million dollars in exports

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<v Speaker 2>to China. Well overall the trade is down like seventeen billions.

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<v Speaker 2>So the long story is we're bailing out farmers with

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<v Speaker 2>twelve billion dollars. Unfortunately it's to work by the seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollar loss in China. Trade to China loan. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're essentially subsidying farmers for the tariffs. That doesn't make

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<v Speaker 2>any sense at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it doesn't make sense. And we're still seeing with

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<v Speaker 1>our clients that farmers are they have stock, they can't

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<v Speaker 1>sell their jumping products, and even agricultural equipment is taking

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<v Speaker 1>a huge hit because they can't afford to buy the

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<v Speaker 1>new stuff. They're going to use their own equipment. It's

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<v Speaker 1>really still impacting farmers and agriculture, you know, down to

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<v Speaker 1>the individual and I think sending them a check for

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<v Speaker 1>a couple thousand dollars is not really helpful.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, you know it's again it's more subsidy.

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<v Speaker 2>And on that too, farmers in the particular Ohio farmers. Facally,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a double whammy there. There's higher cost from the

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<v Speaker 2>import taxes and lost export revenue from retaliation from countries

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<v Speaker 2>like China. So, from a trade law perspective, Michelle schultz Weer,

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<v Speaker 2>you're an expert in is the predictable outcome of the

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<v Speaker 2>policy something the administration's legally required to consider before imposing

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<v Speaker 2>those tariffs or other statues that can just impose it

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<v Speaker 2>without any economic impact analysis whatsoever. It feels like the

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<v Speaker 2>latter's true.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I believe the ladder's true. Unfortunately, because so the

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<v Speaker 1>tariffs that are the baseline tariffs, the reciprocal tariffs, those

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<v Speaker 1>are the tariffs that are on virtually every country, and

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<v Speaker 1>those were implemented under an emergency statue as if a

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<v Speaker 1>trade deficit or an emergency. So let's say the court

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<v Speaker 1>holds up those tariffs, they still have plenty of options

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<v Speaker 1>for the US government to impose tariffs under other statutes,

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<v Speaker 1>like aluminium and steel, which are under a National Security statute.

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<v Speaker 1>There's another statue that covers unfair trade practices, and none

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<v Speaker 1>of this, none of these statutes really ask what's the

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<v Speaker 1>impact on the importer in the United States state, They're

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<v Speaker 1>more focused on policy.

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<v Speaker 2>So the big picture of the takeaway here is American

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<v Speaker 2>farmers are suffering because of those massive losses we talked.

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<v Speaker 2>Big companies are lining up to sue for refunds, and

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<v Speaker 2>the government collected almost a quarter trillion dollars but promised

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<v Speaker 2>to spend it in eight different ways. So, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>advising someone whose business is import export and you have

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<v Speaker 2>a global market here, what do you tell how are

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<v Speaker 2>you tell them to navigate this chaos right now, and

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<v Speaker 2>do you think we'll ever have clarity in the next

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<v Speaker 2>few months on the legality of all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we will have clarity. So that's the light

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the tunnel. I'm hearing maybe beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty twenty six. Folks have been saying before the

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<v Speaker 1>end of twenty twenty five. I don't know that we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have that much clarity then, And I don't think that

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<v Speaker 1>all the tariffs will be cleared up. Many of them

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<v Speaker 1>are going to continue, and there's not much of a

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<v Speaker 1>path forward for the importer. So what we're doing is

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<v Speaker 1>some importers want to get in line, they want to sue.

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<v Speaker 1>On the other hand, the Court of International Trade is

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<v Speaker 1>not willing to bind customs as far as its final calculations.

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<v Speaker 1>They've denied a consolidated motion on Monday about by importers,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think, you know, as it drags out, we

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<v Speaker 1>continue to look at technicality. We've had importers that have

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<v Speaker 1>been overpaying because they've been overvaluing their goods, and we

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<v Speaker 1>follow the customs regulations very closely to determine if you're overvaluing,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're paying a percent onto high value or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're paying on the wrong country of origin, or.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you sort all this stuff out.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be honest, my head would explode her. How's your

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<v Speaker 2>head not exploding? It is okay, okay, good good. I

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<v Speaker 2>just couldn't hear it from more. You're thank god you're

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<v Speaker 2>in the phone, not in the studio. Are cleaning people

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<v Speaker 2>are are are overworked already. She has Michelle Schall's trade

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<v Speaker 2>attorney on the show. I always love having you on, Michelle,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're you just simply cut right through it to

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<v Speaker 2>help us figure out something complex is tariffs and what

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<v Speaker 2>it all means. And if you don't know what it means,

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<v Speaker 2>it should scare the hell out of the rest of us,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure. You have a great day. Thanks again

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<v Speaker 2>for coming on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>You too, Thank you so much. Happy holidays, yeahppy holidays,

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<v Speaker 1>Mary Christmas. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a damist party in power right tonight. The

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<v Speaker 2>Republicans are today, actually I should say they're gonna not

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<v Speaker 2>vote for and include subsidies to continue the Obamacare for

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<v Speaker 2>another couple of years. However, it is till they sort

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<v Speaker 2>this out, and so yeah, you may feel like the

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<v Speaker 2>rugs being pulled out under if you're one of the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two million Americans on it, okay, good because we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want subscdy amen, and subsidy is it's stupid. Then

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<v Speaker 2>tonight to nine President Trump will tell you why subsidies

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<v Speaker 2>are good when it comes to farmers and everything else

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<v Speaker 2>and two thousand dollars checks to Americans, isn't that subsidy?

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<v Speaker 2>The answer would be yes, yes, it would be leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>Where is it? I don't I don't see it. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't see it on the left. I don't see it

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<v Speaker 2>on the right. I just don't see it. News on

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<v Speaker 2>the way minutes here, seven hundred w all the