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/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/ciel_lanila I voted 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just looked the raw GDP numbers in case anyone is curious. .

  • US with CA: $30.338 trillion
  • European Union (as a whole): $20.29 trillion
  • China: $19.535 trillion
  • Germany: $4.922 t
  • Japan: $4.390 t
  • India: $4.270 t
  • California: $4.1 t
  • UK: $3.731 t
  • Skipping a few
  • Russia: $2.197 t

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u/SweetAlyssumm 1d ago

We also have a bunch of military bases. We could almost actually do this.

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 1d ago

Those military bases are not under the command of or loyal to the government of California. "We have a bunch of military bases" is a reason why we could not do this.

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u/ArmyofRiverdancers 18h ago

Thank you. People don't get in on this enough. Even if the demographics of the military were in their favor their indoctrination will prevent them siding with us. 

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u/SweetAlyssumm 1d ago

But we are seceding.... I get what you are saying, I'm just saying there is some infrastructure in place...