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Obama Outlines Strategy to Boost US Exports and Jobs03-18-10 | News

Obama Outlines Strategy to Boost US Exports and Jobs



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President Barack Obama is ordering the creation of an export promotion cabinet ?EUR??,,????'?????<

The project will span from efforts to reduce hurdles for companies in shipping goods overseas, to adjusting trade policy with a blend of carrots (a push for new free-trade agreements) and sticks (tougher enforcement of trade rules). The near-term goal is to double US exports within five years.

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Getting that many more jobs from exports won’t be easy, but new efforts on trade are needed, economists say. The most obvious reason is that America needs more jobs, at a time when consumer demand at home remains tepid. A second reason is that the world economy continues to become more competitive, which means that the US can’t rest on its laurels as the world?EUR??,,????'?????<

Any increase in domestic jobs will be a stimulus to the landscape industry, especially for residential. ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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