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/DisastrousTwist6298 1d ago

Countries will funnel all their goods through California to have them sold on the US market. Could be tremendously profitable for the state.

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u/austinchan2 1d ago

Could it? If California is paying the 50% markup for all items coming into the state to keep costs down how would that be profitable for them to then export those to other states?

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u/eden_sc2 Maryland 1d ago

it wouldnt be profitable to sell to other states, but it could definitely be an incentive to have people move to CA or have businesses move to CA. The increased tax revenue offsets the spending on tarrifs, or at least that is the strategy in my head.

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u/allofthealphabet 1d ago

Major boom in harbor and airport construction in California, also leading to more people moving to California for work.