r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 20h ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/pigeonholepundit 19h ago

Pritzker did it earlier this week.

https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/pritzker-signs-trade-agreement-between-illinois-and-mexico/

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u/ooo-ooo-oooyea 19h ago

If it actually came to blockading Illinois they'll be some really interesting Al Capone style logistics to bypass, like shipping everything to Thunder Bay and sneaking it down the Great Lakes.

Good thing we have a bunch of really huge airports. Hell, we can even build the pointless south Chicago mega airport now.

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u/shrimpcest Colorado 19h ago

Those agreements won't be bypassing tariffs from what I can tell.

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u/say592 19h ago

I don't see how they possibly could. Shit still has to go through customs, so tariffs have to be paid.

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u/Wayyside 18h ago

It’s just posturing probably. If it works, it will be juicy how it gets handled.

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u/Amish_guy_with_WiFi 16h ago

Other people mentioned the potential idea for a single state to "bypass" tariffs would be to make an agreement with the other country to make an exception for the state's biggest export in their retaliation tariffs and then in return the state would subsidize the state's biggest import from that country to offset the tariffs.

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u/PMmeURSSN 19h ago

Not even close to what Newsom is trying lol but ok

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u/wretch5150 19h ago

What are you thinking with this comment? Anything in opposition to Trump's idiocy is good.

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u/Cool-Ad2780 18h ago

What is the point of THIS comment?? Understanding the difference between 2 different trade negotiations is now a pro-Trump thing???

Just simply stating that Pritzker's 'deal' of affirming commitment to continued trade and manufacturing collaborations with a focus on biotechnology and water resources. And Newsome negotiating having other countries remove tariff from good out of California in exchange for something that California will offer, are different, is now pro-trump???? LMAO

Genuinely might be the lowest IQ take I’ve even seen on reddit, and that’s saying something.