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/ibentmyworkie 19h ago

Bring in Washington and Oregon and get a corridor up the west coast. Let’s connect Canada and Mexico and the sane US states to create a powerhouse trading union

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u/webguynd I voted 19h ago

Bring in Washington and Oregon and get a corridor up the west coast. Let’s connect Canada and Mexico and the sane US states to create a powerhouse trading union

Cascadia says hi

We can leave out Idaho though

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 18h ago

I don’t want to be associated with Idaho whatsoever

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u/capngrandan 17h ago

I live in Idaho and I want out of this backward state so bad.

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 17h ago

It’s a shame they turned such a beautiful state into such a cesspool

I’m looking at you too Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, and Nevada

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u/bungpeice 15h ago

The only thing that sucks more than Wyoming is Idaho. Utah is better which is saying a lot. Also the Dakotas should be one state.

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u/Acceptable_Moose1881 16h ago

Indiana as well. 

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 16h ago

Do people consider Indiana to be a beautiful state?

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u/Acceptable_Moose1881 16h ago

I'm from there, and there are some really amazing places to be outside. The politics and racism are prevalent though. 

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u/rubyspicer 16h ago

I live in Virginia and it's the same here. Very pretty countryside. Shit politics, at least where I am.

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u/DandyLyen 9h ago

"Mom, you were beautiful?"

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u/er3019 13h ago

I think Nevada is still salvageable.

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u/TheOtherBookstoreCat 15h ago

I’ve often suggested that we annex 84 all the way to Boise and made Lesser Oregon to fly in the face of the Greater Idaho yutzes.

From Canada to Mexico: I’m ready for the Cascadian Trade Corridor.

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u/Unique-Egg-461 15h ago

wife as some family about 20mins outside sandpoint that we dont associate with too much

fucking beautiful area as long as you dont have to converse with the locals. I've been to a lot of places in the US but that place i had some crazy culture shock

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u/etherbunnies 14h ago

Not too late to join Greater Oregon.

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u/NiviCompleo 11h ago

I know during Covid it was a hot place to move. Why is it bad?

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u/capngrandan 9h ago

On the surface, it's a great and safe place to live... if you're a man. Idaho is one of the most radical states that is actively fighting to take women's reproductive health away. There are zero exceptions for abortion in this state. We adopt whatever Texas gets away with. Our state level politicians are absolutely MAGA bonkers that vote for stupid dog whistle issues. We were the first state to start banning books in libraries and all children need to be accompanied by an adult to get into a library. There is a bill moving through our house and senate to make any petitions or political efforts to legalize marijuana illegal.

Boise has an insane cost of living, especially with housing. Our gas is expensive and since there is practically no public transit you NEED a car to do anything.

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u/Artistic_Witch 8h ago

I lived there for 5 years from 2018-2023. That was a wild time to witness. We spent basically all our savings to move back to Oregon with zero regrets. Definitely recommend escaping before the government is taken over by some doomsday cult or such.

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u/-_earthbound 4h ago

Visited family in Idaho one time. Literally saw a house with "METH" spray painted on the outside

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u/omarccx 15h ago

Potatoes though

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 14h ago

I don't even look potatoes in their eyes.

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u/ayriuss California 3h ago

Idaho is where all the people too insane for Texas and Utah left for.