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Pour one out for purchasing power this St. Patrick’s Day
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President Donald Trump 's tariffs on booze and other party supplies are a direct attack on Americans ' right to party.
Trump recently threatened a 200 percent tariff on booze imported from the European Union .
Beer imported from Mexico , which makes up 84 percent of total beer imports, faces a 25 percent tariff set to go into effect on April 2 .
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English
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