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/Searchlights New Hampshire 1d ago edited 1d ago

A President should not have the authority single-handedly to disrupt the entire economy with gigantic taxes. I'm not addressing whether he's legally allowed. I know that he's legally allowed. I'm saying it is wrong. It violates the social contract.

No taxation without representation.

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u/kelpkelso 1d ago

Join Canada 🇨🇦 If the USA loosing one state, I bet they’d Impeach him so fast. Loosing land instead of gaining