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Douglas Irwin@D_A_Irwin

Yes, this is an off-the-charts increase in tariffs - particularly because the tariffs are applied to the 2/3rds of imports that normally come in duty free (coffee, tea, tin, bananas, etc.) Even Nixon's 10% surcharge in 1971 did not include those goods. . . .

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Gives away something genuinely useful before asking for anything.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Mechanisms: Reciprocity
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

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