Slipping Some Really Big Numbers into the China Trade Debate

We know that the secret to being a successful capitalist in today's America is to be able to cry effectively about the need for the government to save you from the market (see the Wall Street bailout from the financial crisis). We got more evidence of this basic truth in a New York Times piece on the status of the Trump administration's trade negotiations with China. 

The piece includes a reference to a report from the Trump administration that claims companies in the United States are l...