The group Tariffs Hurt the Heartland is urging the U.S. and
China to immediately resume trade negotiations.
Jonathan Gold, a spokesman for the coalition, says it’s
never been more clear that tariffs are a failing strategy. Behind today’s market turmoil are real
Americans who have been used as bargaining chips in this trade war.
Gold says some of them are farmers who are defaulting on loans
or filing for bankruptcy.
A study commissioned by Tariffs Hurt the Heartland found that if tariffs of 25 percent are imposed on all remaining imports from China and retaliation follows, the U.S.
