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/Axin_Saxon 1d ago

Headline is more than a little clickbait-y.

Basically the governor is asking nations not to tariff goods made in California. He is not able to circumvent American tariffs, but he can try to play the game of “if you don’t tariff our goods, but instead hit red state exports , then California and other blue states can get richer and while red states get poorer, shifting the balance of power back to democrats and get a democratic government back who can repeal these tariffs.”

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u/I_NEED_YOUR_MONEY Canada 1d ago

if he doesnt want to be part of america's trade war, his state should secede.

as long as they're part of america, they're part of america.

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u/Axin_Saxon 1d ago

If you think trade wars are bad for economies, you should see what civil wars do.