Imagine a world with no wailing solos from future Eric Claptons….or ballads from the next Stevie Wonder…or drum beats from….this kid. GSP might not teach kids how to play their instruments, but it does make them more affordable. In 2010, $84 million worth of musical instruments were imported duty free under GSP, waiving t...
Continue readingThe front page of the New York Times’ Business Section has an article today on the stalled trade agenda. It notes that GSP has expired “for parochial reasons, not partisan ones,” and reminds us once again that the entire program is being held up for just one company. It goes on to say that: Mr....
Continue readingA New Jersey-based company (that wishes to remain anonymous) recently told me why GSP’s expiration is particularly harmful to their business. The company provides goods and services to hundreds of municipal water and sewer boards around the country, including those in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami. Since its clients ar...
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