Texas Gov. Abbott says he will impose tariffs on people who move from NYC to Texas

[Galraedia]

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that once the polls closed in New York City, he would be putting a tariff on people leaving the Big Apple for Texas.

“After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC,” Abbott wrote on the social media platform, X.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday. He will succeed current Mayor Eric Adams on Jan. 1.

Mamdani will be New York City’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest mayor since 1892.

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[Hekate]

1. Not the Onion?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. So New Yorkers taking jobs in Texas can push their employer for Tariff Reimbursement

which would be hefty. Is the tax on assets, possessions, house, career, salary? Could quickly add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. 100%. That is confiscatory level taxation. What was yours now belongs to the state of Texas. Theft by taking.

[IA8IT]

3. "better to keep silent and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

Abraham Lincoln once said, "better to keep silent and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

I didn't fact check this but I like it.

[Norrrm]

4. Go ahead, phony tough-talking Abbot. Do it!

You don't have the balls.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

5. Calm down, Hot Wheels.

[jonstl08]

6. Lets see him try.

I am sure this would violate a few laws. Maybe even unconstitutional

[bluedigger]

7. 100% of nothing is nothing, numbnuts.

All hat and no cattle.

[Straw Man]

12. Exactly.

100% of what? The person's purchase price? It's just more meaningless drivel from Abbott.

[rsdsharp]

8. The US Constitution contains the Supremacy Clause

whereby federal law (including the Constitution) takes precedence over conflicting state law. Congress is given the SOLE power to levy tariffs. It would also violate the Equal Protection Clause, and so far as I know, there is no provision to lay tariffs under Texas law, anyway, by anyone.

All of that in addition to the question raised by others here: Tariff what?

[sop]

9. Those leaving NYC would likely be Republican Mamdani opponents, not his supporters. Does Abbott want to punish them?

[Clouds Passing]

10. Scabbott is such a hoot

[Blue_Roses]

11. This is so stupid...

Abbott is so far up Trump's ass...

[fujiyamasan]

13. lol that doesn't even make any sense

So he’s going to levy a fee on people from New York coming to Texas? I’m no constitutional scholar…but somehow I doubt he has the authority to do that. He’s basically just talking out of his ass.

Besides, Texas is more likely to draw Mamdani opponents and right wingers. They complain a lot about Californians but a lot of the time, I hear people leaving due to the oppressive politics and weather, among other things.

[Gore1FL]

15. I came here to respond similarly.

What is he exactly charging a tariff on?

I think they are so used to including a lot of buzz words they are reduced to making points like "Woke, communist, critical race theory, DEI, socialism, but MAGA!! Thank you for attention to this matter."

[fujiyamasan]

17. Like a drawstring toy that says random Trump phrases when you pull the string

[Blue_Roses]

14. He means businesses

I guess cause what tariff ? I live in Texas and can't understand why someone would want to move here anyway. (I always said I'd never move to Texas, but married someone here, unfortunately

[Gore1FL]

16. The Commerce Clause might want to have a word with Governor dumbfuck. nt

[Norrrm]

18. Abbot to tax MAGAs?