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/doorbell2021 1d ago

It's not a tariff, it's a transportation fee.

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u/BODYBUTCHER 1d ago

I’m pretty sure you cant pick and choose states to charge

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u/vonbauernfeind 1d ago

That's why California just does it to every state but offers rebates on something separate to blue states.

This workaround isn't hard.

It can be something like...

Transportation Remediation Under Mass Protest.

The TRUMP fee for short.