Higher tariffs on consumer goods resonate at a Texas Walmart

Andy Uhler Aug 2, 2018
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A customer carries merchandise through a Walmart Supercenter. Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images

Higher tariffs on consumer goods resonate at a Texas Walmart

Andy Uhler Aug 2, 2018
A customer carries merchandise through a Walmart Supercenter. Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images
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On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled a proposal for even higher tariffs on many consumer goods imported from China. We went to a shopping center in Austin, Texas, to find out what buyers of those goods thought about the plan.

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