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Problem: Drugs are coming into the US from Mexico.
Solution (apparently): Charge the American people a 10% tax on all goods imported from China.
Absolute 4D chess from everyone's favorite stable genius.
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Problem: Drugs are coming into the US from Mexico.
Solution (apparently): Charge the American people a 10% tax on all goods imported from China.
Absolute 4D chess from everyone's favorite stable genius.
I reckon a good way to stem fentanyl is to force retaliatory tariffs and hit US exporters. That should work
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His reasoning is the chemicals to make fentanyl, come mostly from China
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bomb threats and swatting. Criminal conspiracy no less. Anarchy.
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Yeah but how's that stop the Chinese just selling the chemicals to central and Latin American countries who then ship it over the border as most of the drug is already coming into the USA that route...
More than likely just suits his line.
He said China had promised him they would put in the death penalty for drug dealing but hadn't carried it out.
God knows what he thinks will happen.
A good analysis of how much Mexico is already doing to stop illegal immigration (which was down quite a bit during the Biden years already).
Excerpts:
“If Trump wants Mexico to crack down on unauthorized migration through its territory,” Isacson told me, “then Biden has already gotten Mexico to do that to a greater extent than anyone has ever done before. He did it without tariffs.”
This massive swindle is getting lost in the coverage. Much of it is focused on the potential consequences of tariffs, such as upending trade throughout the Americas and creating extensive hardship for U.S. industries. That’s understandable, since the damage could be severe, but you can read whole articles about this that don’t inform you that Mexico is already doing much of what Trump wants it to do—or that this was apparently accomplished through diplomacy, without Trumpian bluster.
All this paves the way for larger deceptions later. Bank on it: The moment Trump takes office, the lower apprehension numbers will magically become real metrics. Fox News will start trumpeting them, and Trump will start claiming the border has achieved pacification due to his strength. Indeed, Trump very well may credit his current threat of tariffs with “forcing” Mexico to make the lower numbers of border crossings a reality.
More here:
newrepublic.com
Excerpts:
“If Trump wants Mexico to crack down on unauthorized migration through its territory,” Isacson told me, “then Biden has already gotten Mexico to do that to a greater extent than anyone has ever done before. He did it without tariffs.”
This massive swindle is getting lost in the coverage. Much of it is focused on the potential consequences of tariffs, such as upending trade throughout the Americas and creating extensive hardship for U.S. industries. That’s understandable, since the damage could be severe, but you can read whole articles about this that don’t inform you that Mexico is already doing much of what Trump wants it to do—or that this was apparently accomplished through diplomacy, without Trumpian bluster.
All this paves the way for larger deceptions later. Bank on it: The moment Trump takes office, the lower apprehension numbers will magically become real metrics. Fox News will start trumpeting them, and Trump will start claiming the border has achieved pacification due to his strength. Indeed, Trump very well may credit his current threat of tariffs with “forcing” Mexico to make the lower numbers of border crossings a reality.
More here:
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam
Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.
newrepublic.com
I'm no historian, but we might just learn a thing or two from history...
en.wikipedia.org
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act - Wikipedia
Sheinbaum is a wonderfully impressive lady, as we continue the bizarre experiment of having an experienced academic in charge instead of a fat trust fund babyA good analysis of how much Mexico is already doing to stop illegal immigration (which was down quite a bit during the Biden years already).
Excerpts:
“If Trump wants Mexico to crack down on unauthorized migration through its territory,” Isacson told me, “then Biden has already gotten Mexico to do that to a greater extent than anyone has ever done before. He did it without tariffs.”
This massive swindle is getting lost in the coverage. Much of it is focused on the potential consequences of tariffs, such as upending trade throughout the Americas and creating extensive hardship for U.S. industries. That’s understandable, since the damage could be severe, but you can read whole articles about this that don’t inform you that Mexico is already doing much of what Trump wants it to do—or that this was apparently accomplished through diplomacy, without Trumpian bluster.
All this paves the way for larger deceptions later. Bank on it: The moment Trump takes office, the lower apprehension numbers will magically become real metrics. Fox News will start trumpeting them, and Trump will start claiming the border has achieved pacification due to his strength. Indeed, Trump very well may credit his current threat of tariffs with “forcing” Mexico to make the lower numbers of border crossings a reality.
More here:
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam
Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.
Indeed, I agree...super impressive. She has basically ran a progressive-ish/left-leaning campaign in the 2nd largest democracy in N. America, and won. Pundits might learn a few things from this.
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Rio Grande valleys shift towards the right is suprising
Mad how the MAGA movement have taken the historically leftist view of “don’t trust the ‘man’” and not just ran with it, but somehow included the Khmer Rouge’s “Don’t trust anyone who can read or is in any way intellectual” policy…
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