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/Axin_Saxon 1d ago

Headline is more than a little clickbait-y.

Basically the governor is asking nations not to tariff goods made in California. He is not able to circumvent American tariffs, but he can try to play the game of “if you don’t tariff our goods, but instead hit red state exports , then California and other blue states can get richer and while red states get poorer, shifting the balance of power back to democrats and get a democratic government back who can repeal these tariffs.”

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u/HeWhoShantNotBeNamed 1d ago

Blue states are already richer.

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u/Axin_Saxon 1d ago

Well yes, but going into a recession the hope is that blue states can better retain those riches.

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u/Kabouki 1d ago

The best way to do that would be to get other countries to ban American fuels and food. This would directly target red states/counties while making food/fuel cheaper for the cities as they would be the only buyer.