In the U.S. demand has been growing robustly, now consuming 19.2 million barrel per day.

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It is certainly true that China has been growing robustly.

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Let it claim that the tariffs are no longer needed now the economy is growing more robustly.

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But it has not been growing as robustly as it needs to in order to put people back to work.

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The U.S. can afford a social safety net, but our current programs are not sustainable, even in a robustly growing economy.

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But a growing number are taking a more robustly self-interested view.

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