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New Import Duties

I'm hoping this doesn't affect "all you can eat shrimp" at the Sizzler:

The Bush administration yesterday said Chinese and Vietnamese shrimp are sold at unfairly low prices in the United States, siding with U.S. fishermen as they try to fend off overseas competition.
The decision reaffirms new trade barriers on the country's most popular seafood, though the new duties meant to counter the competition are not as high as requested by the industry.
"Although U.S. shrimpers believe the [Commerce] Department understates the amount of dumping in certain instances, they reaffirm our contention that shrimp is dumped in the U.S. market," said Eddie Gordon, president of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, which represents shrimpers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

In all seriousness, these import duties, and all previous, are a black mark on this administration. This is why I'm hoping that for somebody like this to be appointed at Treasury.

Posted at December 1, 2004 03:28 AM

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