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Trump Tries To Take Credit for a Walmart July 4 Grocery Sale Original

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Grocery stores He understands economics about as well as he understands the limits of presidential power. | (CNP / AdMedia/Newscom/Weston Hancock/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) As Americans contend with persistent inflation, it makes sense that President Donald Trump would be desperate for any good news on the subject. This week, he claimed credit for a national grocery chain's sale on barbecue essentials.
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How Both Biden and Trump Helped Kill Spirit Airlines Original

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Deregulation No single factor is wholly responsible for the low-cost airline's failure, but the government certainly didn't help. | (Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source images: iStock, Wikimedia) In May, ultra-low-fare Spirit Airlines announced that it would ground all flights and shut down, effective immediately. That happened despite "extensive and comprehensive efforts to restructure the business" and "create a sustainable path forward," the airline explained in a press release.
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Shipping Thrived After Trump Waived the Jones Act Original

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Jones Act Perhaps it's time to scuttle the law once and for all. | When the U.S. launched a war against Iran in February, it sent the prices of goods like fuel and fertilizer skyrocketing. Hoping to remediate the damage, President Donald Trump issued a waiver of Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. Better known as the Jones Act, the statute says cargo moving between American ports must be carried on a ship that was built in America, with predominantly American owners and crew.
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