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Assembly would of course generate much smaller benefits for the local and U.S. economies.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[33],{"id":34,"tag":35},5560068,{"id":36,"tag_name":37},20396,"assembly",{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},2581314,"This is a total reversal of Henry Ford's landmark insight,",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[44],{"id":45,"tag":46},5560064,{"id":47,"tag_name":48},14815,"henry",{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},2581305,"I see no prospect of a change that would significantly alter the landscape of U.S.-China trade relations.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[55],{"id":56,"tag":57},5560057,{"id":58,"tag_name":59},10692,"alter",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},2581299,"We think in one sense (China trade policy) has consisted of the indiscriminate opening of U.S. markets but has done little to open foreign markets to U.S. goods.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[66],{"id":67,"tag":68},5560049,{"id":69,"tag_name":70},15363,"foreign",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},2581288,"We just don't see how current U.S. strategy is going to reverse these very dangerous trends.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[77],{"id":78,"tag":79},5560038,{"id":80,"tag_name":81},17648,"current",{"id":83,"quote_text":84,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":85,"source":86,"quote_tag":87,"commentary":93},2581271,"We emphatically reject the idea that the only way we can restore our competitiveness is to reduce our level of taxation to Third-World levels.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[88],{"id":89,"tag":90},5560026,{"id":91,"tag_name":92},4287,"competition","**The Backstory**\nAlan Tonelson, an American economist and trade policy expert, likely uttered these words in the late 1990s or early 2000s, a time when the United States was grappling with the consequences of globalization and the perceived need to lower corporate taxes to remain competitive in the global economy. Tonelson was a vocal critic of the notion that America's economic woes could be solved solely through tax cuts and deregulation. His work at the U.S. Business and Industry Council, a trade association representing large U.S. manufacturers, influenced his views on taxation and competitiveness.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe counter-intuitive truth in Tonelson's statement lies in its subtle challenge to the conventional wisdom that tax rates directly correlate with a nation's competitiveness. By rejecting the idea of reducing taxation to \"Third-World levels,\" Tonelson is, in fact, highlighting the limitations of tax policy as a sole solution to economic woes. He is suggesting that other factors, such as investments in education, infrastructure, and research, are equally important in driving competitiveness.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider the following strategy: when faced with a pressing economic challenge, resist the temptation to focus solely on short-term solutions like tax cuts or cost reductions. Instead, invest in long-term growth initiatives that address the root causes of your competitiveness concerns, such as talent development, infrastructure upgrades, or innovation incubation.",{"id":95,"quote_text":96,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":9},2581262,"We expect to convert congressmen and their staffs to our own view point in trade policy,",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[100],{"id":101,"tag":102},5560010,{"id":103,"tag_name":104},1818,"convert",{"id":106,"quote_text":107,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":108,"source":109,"quote_tag":110,"commentary":9},2581244,"It is clearer than ever that America's domestic manufacturers cannot count on any help from the White House to remedy this totally unacceptable situation.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[111],{"id":112,"tag":113},5559999,{"id":114,"tag_name":115},11378,"cannot",{"id":117,"quote_text":118,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":119,"source":120,"quote_tag":121,"commentary":9},2581223,"China is an economy growing at roughly 10 percent per year, they should be pulling in U.S. exports like crazy. That's not happening. I think you have to attribute it: (a) to China's highly protectionist economic system and (b) to the American failure to open up Chinese markets.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[122],{"id":123,"tag":124},5559980,{"id":125,"tag_name":126},34330,"attribute",{"currentPage":128,"totalPages":129,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":130},1,2,10]