Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico? A top Mexican official said his country might retaliate if the Trump administration placed steep tariffs on Mexico.
Racist America voted for inflation to rise. This is what people wanted. It will happen. The fat orange pumpkin will annoy so many American allies and destroy the US economy. This is what people voted for.
The only part you left out is that they did it specifically to do the opposite. Which only a moron could believe would’ve panned out
Exactly. They thought the criminal serial liar wouldn’t lie to them. Have they not learned that trump only cares about trump? Clearly not.
They can’t intimidate little shitler, he doesn’t even understand the meaning of the word tariff!!
Always remember: the cartels don’t pay tariffs when smuggling drugs.
Also remember… All Mexicans and iLlEgAl immigrants are criminals.
What does the US export to Mexico?
Edit: mostly building materials, chemicals, machinery, food, and oil
People looking for affordable health care.
Mostly electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment. Honestly though, that’s probably just a matter of convenience because we import most of that stuff.
I see interests colliding in the future and I’m curious to how it plays out. Mexico is clearly going to be much less diplomatically available for Trump, so long as he keep his same rhetoric and plans going. This significantly lowers the leverage US auto makers have in lobbying Uncle Sam to use diplomacy to keep Chinese EV plants out of Mexico. Trump certainly seems to be driving Mexico toward China, and his economic moves in his first term drove China to Mexico, these bridges are already built, many of the Chinese goods that he kept out of the US simply went south.
Honest question: how does hurting consumers even more solve the problem? Is it a deterrent to the original tariffs or something else?
In addition to the other answer - it isn’t about hurting consumers. They don’t think that far ahead. They’re toddlers who can’t think past their immediate feelings.
It’s been proven time and again that republicans don’t care about the reality of a situation, only the feels they get about it. So making tariffs is a retaliatory maneuver that has absolutely no follow through - IOW, if you make tariffs against Chinese electric car imports the wise thing to do would be to boost US manufacture of the same with tax incentives or similar increase US buyers and manufacturers’ uptake of home-grown EVs. But that’s not what trump does.
That’s not what the people who voted for him want. They don’t govern. They want to punish everyone that ever slighted them, perceived or real.
They just lash out without a plan in an act of spite and revenge, and when the consequences come home to roost, like price hikes and increasing inflation, in true narcissist fashion, they yet again blame others and lash out more.
It’s a retaliatory tactic. If the US is reducing the incentive to do trade with Mexico, why should Mexico continue to allow trade with the US without penalty?
The US isn’t in the same economic position as it was 10-20 years ago, and countries have seen the crappy tactics Trump used last time he was in office. I’m sure they’re more willing to respond in kind or even cut ties this time if their relationships becomes more abusive.
Still, trump couldn’t really put tariffs on Mexican imports without doing something about our free trade agreement.
I’m sure he’s willing to mess with that too. Everything is transactional and subject to change with this guy.
Laws mean nothing to Republicans. We now live in a dictatorship.
I hope every country does the same.
Don’t worry. Trump will just blame Mexico for not being a team player, and his base will eat it up.
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Consumption tax for everyone! Unless you all want to go to work in a shoe factory.
