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/Rickbox 1d ago

In response, White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Fox News: "Gavin Newsom should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking."

Seems like that's exactly what he's doing by trying to circumvent inflation.

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u/RobSpaghettio 1d ago

Spoken by someone who hasn't lived here. People that don't live here always say this shit. I've been here 30 years and sure it's pricey but I've got a house, two dogs, a pc, a garden and everything within driving distance nature-wise. California has been cool to me m.

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u/Bacardi_Tarzan 1d ago

Which means you also don't live in the places where houses are affordable. You live in a place that is less impoverished and has more homelessness than Houston. The 'you don't actually live here' bullshit goes both ways, but we don't need to pull that crap when we have actual data instead of anecdotes. You're doing the exact same thing as the people you are trying to dunk on.

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u/RobSpaghettio 1d ago

I'm merely pointing out hyperbole and wasn't dunking on anyone. Everywhere has its share of problems. Relax. California has affordable places, but you'd know that if you came here lol. There's more cities here than just LA and SF.