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/Guilty-Shoulder-9214 1d ago

For many, yes. Because California and the east coast bankroll them. However, for the east coast and California, it’s likely a smart move. I’d totally vote to go along with California if it were offered to the western and rocky states minus Utah.

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u/BoogieOrBogey 1d ago

Texas is the major energy provider for the entire country, and is the fastest growing economy of all the states. States like Alabama and Florida have critical NASA infrastructure that can't be replaced. Balkanization would seriously damage every state. Our Union does make us stronger, as long as we can keep it.

As much as people act like Cali could succeed and do better, they really can't. Their economy is built upon the union of other states.

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u/BengalsGonnaBungle 1d ago

Their economy is built upon the union of other states.

That union is dead regardless of what California does.

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u/BoogieOrBogey 1d ago

That's pretty doomer mentality. The US struggled through a full on Civil War to maintain the Union. Don't act like it's all over because the stock market is crashing.