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/Am_I_AI_or_Just_High 1d ago

Since Cali is has a bigger economy than nearly every other country, this is very possible and will make trump look even dumber. Also you don't need GPT to calculate "no more tariffs"

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u/Bruce-7891 1d ago

I'd love this but it sounds illegal as F. A tariff is a tax and a state can't independently decide it's not going to participate in federal taxes.

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u/endium7 1d ago

they could be other options besides just not enforcing the import tariff. basically just negotiating a deal to be excluded from export tariff (perfectly legal) in exchange for some other concessions (for example, china agreeing to buy $X worth of goods for a more favorable price).

california would still enforce the tariff on imports but such a deal solidifies their own exports and meanwhile puts heavy pressure on Trump especially if other states join on.