r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 3d 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/pm_me_ur_ParusMajors North Carolina 3d ago

Considering how much agriculture and manufacturing actually come out of California, this would have a substantial impact on the rest of the US. The California gdp is as much as in the top 5 gdp's in the world.

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u/ciel_lanila I voted 3d ago edited 2d ago

Just looked the raw GDP numbers in case anyone is curious. .

  • US with CA: $30.338 trillion
  • European Union (as a whole): $20.29 trillion
  • China: $19.535 trillion
  • Germany: $4.922 t
  • Japan: $4.390 t
  • India: $4.270 t
  • California: $4.1 t
  • UK: $3.731 t
  • Skipping a few
  • Russia: $2.197 t

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u/worldspawn00 Texas 2d ago

Russia is between New York and Florida in GDP. IDK why we even bother negotiating with them, just block trade completely, cut them the fuck off. we don't need them at all.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom 2d ago

Now why would Agent Krasnov want to upset his good friends in the Kremlin?