r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d 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/Archer1407 1d ago

Trump is going to launch a trade war against California in the next few days.

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u/pm_me_ur_ParusMajors North Carolina 1d ago

Considering how much agriculture and manufacturing actually come out of California, this would have a substantial impact on the rest of the US. The California gdp is as much as in the top 5 gdp's in the world.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 1d ago

And we control the majority of the west coast

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u/Jesus__Skywalker 1d ago

How do you mean that exactly? You mean like economically? Or defense?

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 1d ago

Ports. That’s how all the trade from Asia comes in.

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u/Jesus__Skywalker 1d ago

Yeah but they can take those ports over if they need to.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 1d ago

Who is they?

Port of LA/Longbeach workers have zero problems waking out for long periods of time. They’ve done it before.

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u/Jesus__Skywalker 1d ago

The military

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 1d ago

They can’t force workers to show up.

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u/Jesus__Skywalker 1d ago

Not what I meant. They can just take over the port and run it.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 1d ago

Manpower issue

“The ILWU represents dockworkers working at 29 ports across the U.S. West Coast, with approximately 29,000 members. These ports account for nearly half of container traffic in the U.S. Meanwhile, the PMA is comprised of about 70 terminal operators”

https://www.everstream.ai/risk-centers/california-dock-workers-strike-timeline/

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u/Jesus__Skywalker 1d ago

I mean if California tries to buck the federal government do you think they'd sit back and let it go? These mf's just taxed an island of penguins. They have no fucks to give!

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