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/Hephaistos_Invictus 1d ago

as much as the top 5 gdp's in the world

Wtf... I did not expect this to be true. That's mind boggling

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u/qtx extra butter 1d ago

I mean is it? Americans always like to compare their states to countries. So this is what it looks like it it were actually true.

Each state is basically a country. Some have good economies, some bad.

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u/Hephaistos_Invictus 1d ago

Well yeah, that I know. It's like if Europe became one country with vast differences as well. But I just never really thought about it because I always think of the US as one country