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/Rickbox 1d ago

In response, White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Fox News: "Gavin Newsom should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking."

Seems like that's exactly what he's doing by trying to circumvent inflation.

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u/RobSpaghettio 1d ago

Spoken by someone who hasn't lived here. People that don't live here always say this shit. I've been here 30 years and sure it's pricey but I've got a house, two dogs, a pc, a garden and everything within driving distance nature-wise. California has been cool to me m.

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u/EyeDecay_IDK 1d ago

Many times I've talked to people from red states visiting here for the first time and they are always shocked at how nice it actually is, how nice the people are, how it's not at all like they thought it was. Their media tries to keep them thinking that they have it better so their politicians can keep taking advantage of them. Not like we don't have that same issue in some capacity, but at least there's some accountability.

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u/mymikerowecrow 1d ago

I heard a good stand up bit I’m having trouble finding it but the comedian’s name was Tommy Brennan where he talks about people from rural towns saying they don’t have homeless people and then pointing at someone at the bar that looks homeless and they’re like “Nah, that’s Curbside Carl he’s here every day he just hangs out by the curbside every night!”

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u/HellooNewmann 1d ago

my conservative relatives coming to visit us in portland oregon experience the same. Their town sucks compared to ours and theyre always shocked how nice it is here

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u/DoughnutAncient8972 1d ago

Same thing with relatives coming from the Midwest to Seattle area. And I'm like I used to live where you're coming from, you live in the shit hole 😆

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u/Skepticalli 1d ago

I was raised in Louisiana and have been in SF for over 20 years. A conservative family member from Texas recently visited SF and we met for dinner. The very first thing he said to me was "this city is amazing, why does everyone I know talk shit about SF?".

He had no idea until he visited.

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u/VermillionEclipse 1d ago

I’ve been to SF a couple times and I thought it was great. People try to tell me stories of needles and human shit being in the street but I didn’t see any of that.

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u/Skepticalli 21h ago

SF certainly has it's share of homeless and all that comes with that, but so does every major city. My family from Houston said the same.

The Bay area is one of the most expensive places to live in the world, there is a reason for that, and it's not because it sucks.

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u/VermillionEclipse 21h ago

My thoughts exactly. It didn’t seem any worse than any other city. And it has so much culture and entertainment and good food.

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u/spinningpeanut Colorado 21h ago

Fr I hear my Texas friends tell me it's too expensive. Bitch where I live minimum wage is $19/hr. It's not perfect but I can live alone without a car and take the train where my scooter can't reach. It's amazing. I have options, I'm not trapped. You're trapped with a crumbling house, dying car, a dead end job at buckees, I can move to Hawaii if I wanted. I don't I very much enjoy the cold, but if I wanted I could.

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u/ForensicPathology 1d ago

They sincerely believe that entire cities were burned down in protests.

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u/ayriuss California 15h ago

I always laugh when people spend a week in downtown LA and come to the conclusion that California sucks.

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u/Killahdanks1 6h ago

Yeah, I’m in Minnesota and I hear this constantly. Yeah, it is nice because we take care of it and spend money out our state. We personally take pride in our personal properties, communities, and schools. When everything is about the individual, it doesn’t go well. When you think of others, people are happier as it isn’t a constant struggle to find an ally or fight for scraps. Amazing the peace that can bring to your life.

If you own a car, and never maintain it and then complain when it falls apart it’s on you.