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Today's story: Tariffs are taxes on imported goods, used by governments to raise revenue, protect local industries, or retaliate in trade disputes. They’ve existed for centuries, but have fallen in recent decades. But Donald Trump has made trade barriers popular again.
Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/762
Full lesson: https://plainenglish.com/762
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