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this is the weirdest line I've read in a while: "The government has lost $2.3bn of revenue over 14 years from importers going bankrupt before paying

Posted by mafic Apr 10 '17, 00:18

duties; almost half of this relates to imports of fresh garlic and preserved mushrooms."

wait, what? that's a line that needs a little more explanation.

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21720287-president-trump-might-revive-old-trade-policies-donald-trumps-review-trade?fsrc=scn/tw/te/rfd/pe (www.economist.com)

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I know a lot of our bulk fresh garlic comes from China. Not sure if the mushrooms are canned or dried or both. - . Apr 10, 00:25 3
- I refuse to eat any produce from China but especially the garlic. It's not right. They're messing with them because they look way too uniform in size - Krusty Apr 10, 05:28 2
  - Just to clarify, the chinese garlic looks too uniforn in size... - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:31 1
    - A little from column A and a little from column B. ;-) - Krusty Apr 10, 05:36

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