If #Trump really wants to reduce America's trade deficit he needs to slash regulations and massively reduce government spending, including entitlements. That will free up resources to investment in plant, equipment and worker training that will improve our global competitiveness.
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) March 2, 2018
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