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/kelpkelso 1d ago

I wish they’d join Canada! Take that 51’st state bs. Come get your free health care!!

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u/iNuzzle I voted 1d ago

It would be more like Canada joining California. California has slightly more people and, well more than slightly more GDP.

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u/kelpkelso 1d ago

Really Im seeing 39 mill for California and 41 mill for canada jan 1st 2024 for populations. The GDP is definitely higher tho, I’m seeing 3.9 trillion in GDP for California in 2023, Canada only 2.515 trillion for GDP in 2024. $17 billion in exports to Canada in 2016. $25 billion exported to Mexico in 2016. $13 billion exported to china from California. 8.0 billion in exports to korea, 11 billion to japan. Imports are 2.7 times more than exports. Hope the tariffs come off, they will likely have an effect on those numbers and hurt economies globally.

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u/iNuzzle I voted 1d ago

Bing might have let me down, it had Canada at 39m for 2025 but I agree that's not right. Britannica says about 42m, new census next year. California is also about 42m, but Canada might be higher. Wikipedia has only a little over 2T GDP for Canada, just over 4T for California in 2024.

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u/kelpkelso 1d ago

We all rely on each other for our economies. I think it’s arrogant to think one country is great in solidarity. Countries are great because of trade, and cooperation.