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workinclasszero

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58. Sure

Reply to rainbow4321 (Reply #33)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 05:50 PM

Jan 2017

Trump raises it 20%, Mexico raises theirs 20%.

Then it goes another round etc

Trump is a madman.

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CNN Reporting 20% Tax On Mexican Imports To Pay For Wall. LET THE TRADE WAR BEGIN! [View all] KittyWampus Jan 2017 OP

He will starve us before we can get him impeached... pbmus Jan 2017 #1

Q: who could have predicted this? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #2

I anticipate a black market smuggling operation in "real sugar" Coca Cola. brooklynite Jan 2017 #3

We used to cross the border to buy Mexican marybourg Jan 2017 #6

Spread the good news. dalton99a Jan 2017 #4

Trade war...here it comes!! workinclasszero Jan 2017 #5

Oh no!! Avocado tax! mainer Jan 2017 #7

This is a VERY bad idea... Hayabusa Jan 2017 #8

trump and his goons didn't think beyond wanting to wound the Mexican president spanone Jan 2017 #12

Not to mention Hayabusa Jan 2017 #16

i'm sure don hasn't been in a grocery store in.......possibly never. spanone Jan 2017 #17

Shit, he has people Hayabusa Jan 2017 #20

Yeah but not for his voters. His voters will definitely feel the impact of a trade war anneboleyn Jan 2017 #38

Your link says 70% of our fresh produce comes from Mexico. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #21

So... we're paying for it ???!!! C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #9

Oh, FFS Warpy Jan 2017 #10

Two can play that game herding cats Jan 2017 #11

Is this a tariff on things like cars JDC Jan 2017 #13

Don hasn't thought this through. His suits are made in Mexico. Vinca Jan 2017 #14

Does he ever think anything through? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #82

Worried this will help him win the Rust Belt again in 2020 Alhena Jan 2017 #15

It won't if they're paying 20% more for food. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #23

Right because all those 30 dollar an hour factory jobs for HS dropouts with full bennies workinclasszero Jan 2017 #25

The rust belt will pay, precarious trade balances are at stake. gordianot Jan 2017 #34

Oh, they'd suffer from this, too. herding cats Jan 2017 #51

US Mexico trade analyzed by sector and import/export in billions of dollars Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #94

It won't when tariff realities hit their wallets. They will scream when wal-mart prices jump anneboleyn Jan 2017 #60

Probably so, hope so anyway Alhena Jan 2017 #64

maybe some folks will finally understand how trade works ( silver lining) JHan Jan 2017 #76

Nope. Mex car parts go into US car assembly jobs. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #96

Trump is going to cause the US econoomy great harm !!! Vinnie From Indy Jan 2017 #18

How long before Mexico retaliates with a 20% tax on stuff from the USA? workinclasszero Jan 2017 #19

Mexico saw this coming... rainbow4321 Jan 2017 #33

Sure workinclasszero Jan 2017 #58

Interesting how this will play with those Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #22

Stock market tanks tomorrow Drahthaardogs Jan 2017 #24

Uh oh.... workinclasszero Jan 2017 #26

If you have a pension or a 401K, you do. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #91

Nope it got wiped out by the last republican administration workinclasszero Jan 2017 #92

So it looks like we pay for the wall after all...Through higher prices for food and other things. Auntie Bush Jan 2017 #27

Holy Guacamole!!! HopeAgain Jan 2017 #28

Thank goodness we grow our own here in California. Iggo Jan 2017 #44

There will be a run on Mexican beer. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #29

Sol beer... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #61

I like Corona Light HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #69

Unless you're a woman, then he may have other ideas about what to do with what you drink. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #84

Which idiot 'free trade' Republicans are going to vote for this? jeanmarc Jan 2017 #30

They don't need to vote. Presidents have the power to create tariffs. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #37

It's not an expressed right in the Constitution, but it seems it is law somehow jeanmarc Jan 2017 #42

I doubt Congress will do anything if they don't have to. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #46

It is questionable sarisataka Jan 2017 #47

Tax on Americans... or tariffs on imports? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #52

That phrase sarisataka Jan 2017 #71

We'll see how it goes. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #79

He will seek a congressional vote (per CNN) MarvinGardens Jan 2017 #83

A vote, or just wanting their input for a plan? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #86

Mexico is bound to retaliate with a 20% tariff of their own. Charles Bukowski Jan 2017 #31

Yup..the ex Pres promised that in an interview last night rainbow4321 Jan 2017 #35

Wait till he gets around to China workinclasszero Jan 2017 #39

China... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #67

You are so right friend workinclasszero Jan 2017 #72

Wonder when the Mexican President will build a wall to keep deplorable Americans out of Mexico. democratisphere Jan 2017 #32

Maybe Mexico will form an alliance with China. gordianot Jan 2017 #40

Anything that Mexico manufactures, China can do for less HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #54

I feel bad for Mexico. His behavior indicated he wanted to make an example of a country LittleBlue Jan 2017 #36

So Mexico hikes its prices 20% and we end up where we start out: Paying For The (Ineffective) Wall? Iggo Jan 2017 #41

How does this make Mexico pay? sarisataka Jan 2017 #43

Trade doesn't expand with other countries that fast. Calista241 Jan 2017 #49

Mexico already has trade agreements with other countries OnDoutside Jan 2017 #62

I could see countries like China sarisataka Jan 2017 #65

Ensenada Chico Man Jan 2017 #95

Yep, so they'd have to expand the port. Calista241 Jan 2017 #98

Not legal. WTO has jurisdiction grantcart Jan 2017 #45

Fuhrer Trump don't need no stinkin WTO workinclasszero Jan 2017 #48

Except that the US set up the system and up until now has won all its cases but one grantcart Jan 2017 #53

I never anticipated a reality show clown/con man/Russian mole workinclasszero Jan 2017 #75

Yes he can, sadly. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #55

WTO doesn't enforce NAFTA, it enforces GATT grantcart Jan 2017 #73

Article 2205, right in the NAFTA agreement. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #80

NAFTA is a bilateral or multilateral agreement grantcart Jan 2017 #88

I would imagine both Canada and the US will be announcing Calista241 Jan 2017 #56

Extremely doubtful, Canada just signed a free trade agreement with the EU grantcart Jan 2017 #77

Canada will not put their access to the US market at risk Calista241 Jan 2017 #90

Wonder how his supporters will react to Walmart doubling prices? sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #50

Can we please get some... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #57

Mexico and China Bad. Canada and Russia Good. Yavin4 Jan 2017 #59

Don't worry.. Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #68

We import $291 billion from Mexico each year, 20% is nearly $60 billion HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #63

Mexico won't really be paying for it. Americans will because any sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #70

Here comes the inflation, get ready for fruit to skyrocket. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #66

20% will be the tax,and then the Kroger food "tax" Bengus81 Jan 2017 #74

Whats sad is his idiotic voters are out there on twitter and places Thrill Jan 2017 #78

Looks like a good time to stock up on non-perishables. dgibby Jan 2017 #81

Trump the stupid fuckhead Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #85

Way to KILL the auto industry. Atman Jan 2017 #87

Mexico's economy is 1/15th the size of ours. Motown_Johnny Jan 2017 #89

Spicer said "the President made a decision". An hour later he said it was "only one option". . . . n Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #93

S&P 500 down for the day, was even until the announcement. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #97

Trying to figure out who is the cluesless one here. GoCubsGo Jan 2017 #99

It is a shame that we cannot put a 20% tax on illegal cartel imports HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #100