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Eric Boehm

'The Only Winner Is the Government,' Says American Bow Tie CEO Facing Higher Tariff Costs

One of the supposed goals of the Trump administration's trade policies is to protect and promote American-made products.

Greg Shugar, who owns a business that does make things right here in America, has a hard time seeing it that way.

"I'm charging more and I'm making less," says Shugar, owner of Beau Ties of Vermont, which manufactures neckties, socks, pocket squares, and other fashion accoutrements.

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