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Small businesses are the single greatest driver of innovation and growth within the United States. Millions of small businesses help make this great nation what it is. In light of this more Americans need to stand up and voice their support for small businesses and their success in international trade. In Trade Crusade: Why Globalization Shouldn't be Tariffying you will learn effective advocacy through: Why entrepreneurship is so important to the economic future of the US Tales from bike manufacturers and luggage retailers with firsthand experience on the harmful impacts of tariffs How to avoid partisanship when discussing tariffs with others How to voice your support for small business and free trade And so much more! This book is for small business owners and entrepreneurs interested in trade, tariffs, and US politics. Each day tariffs are becoming more and more important to the economic future of the United States. This book is a key resource for anyone looking to learn more about them, measure their impact, and help to unite against them.

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People shouldering the burden of tariffs, like any taxes, are not necessarily the ones who write the checks. Economics 101 students learn that using jargon-heavy language about tax incidence and comparative advantage. Scrudder translates those chalkboard principles into their real world implications for workers and businesses. - Arik Levinson, Georgetown University Economics Professor and Senior Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors for President Obama In this accesible and engaging book, Scrudder takes readers on a behind the scenes tour of how tariffs impact small businesses in America, often limiting the ability of entrepreneurs to create things of value for all of us. In tracing the complexities of global trade, Scrudder shows why many tariff policies are short sighted even if motivated by genuine economic concerns. Ultimately, Scrudder makes a timely argument that freer trade can fuel innovation in American manufacturing, rather than impede it, while creating more economic opportunity at large. - William English, Council Member of the National Endowment for the Humanities While most policy books today attempt to overwhelm readers with statistics or partisan talking points, Colton takes a different approach. Rooted in the experience of his own family, and other small business owners, his book invites the reader to see the human impact of this important policy debate - a perspective that is far too often lost in the halls of Congress or on cable news sets. Whether or not they ultimately agree with his policy prescriptions, readers are better served by understanding how small business owners like Colton's family are impacted by policy decisions in Washington. This is a must-read for anyone interested in US trade policy, but more importantly, anyone interested stepping outside of their partisan filter bubble in order to better understand the struggles of American small business owners and their families. - Mo Elleithee, Former Spokesman for the Democratic National Committee In Trade Crusade, Scrudder makes real the human costs of the trade war. His clear-eyed assessment of the real impacts on American small business should be a wake up call for policymakers on both sides of the aisle. - Jonathan Burks, Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

"""People shouldering the burden of tariffs, like any taxes, are not necessarily the ones who write the checks. Economics 101 students learn that using jargon-heavy language about tax incidence and comparative advantage. Scrudder translates those chalkboard principles into their real world implications for workers and businesses."" - Arik Levinson, Georgetown University Economics Professor and Senior Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors for President Obama ""In this accesible and engaging book, Scrudder takes readers on a behind the scenes tour of how tariffs impact small businesses in America, often limiting the ability of entrepreneurs to create things of value for all of us. In tracing the complexities of global trade, Scrudder shows why many tariff policies are short sighted even if motivated by genuine economic concerns. Ultimately, Scrudder makes a timely argument that freer trade can fuel innovation in American manufacturing, rather than impede it, while creating more economic opportunity at large."" - William English, Council Member of the National Endowment for the Humanities ""While most policy books today attempt to overwhelm readers with statistics or partisan talking points, Colton takes a different approach. Rooted in the experience of his own family, and other small business owners, his book invites the reader to see the human impact of this important policy debate - a perspective that is far too often lost in the halls of Congress or on cable news sets. Whether or not they ultimately agree with his policy prescriptions, readers are better served by understanding how small business owners like Colton's family are impacted by policy decisions in Washington. This is a must-read for anyone interested in US trade policy, but more importantly, anyone interested stepping outside of their partisan filter bubble in order to better understand the struggles of American small business owners and their families."" - Mo Elleithee, Former Spokesman for the Democratic National Committee ""In Trade Crusade, Scrudder makes real the human costs of the trade war. His clear-eyed assessment of the real impacts on American small business should be a wake up call for policymakers on both sides of the aisle."" - Jonathan Burks, Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan"

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