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Who had Newsom breaking away because of almonds?
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:41 am
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:41 am
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed California to pursue “strategic partnerships” with foreign trading partners and is calling for California-made products to be exempted from the retaliatory tariffs targeting the U.S. in light of President Trump slapping massive tariffs on the majority of countries around the world.
“Donald Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans,’ Newsom said in a video that was released on Friday.
Newsom, in the brief clip, said that California, which is the planet’s fifth-largest economy and whose agriculture is the engine of the state economy, is looking to support “stable trading relationships around the globe,” adding that is why he directed his administration to find new “opportunities to expand trade and to remind our trading partners around the globe that California remains a stable partner.”
White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that Newsom “should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking.” LINK
“Donald Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans,’ Newsom said in a video that was released on Friday.
Newsom, in the brief clip, said that California, which is the planet’s fifth-largest economy and whose agriculture is the engine of the state economy, is looking to support “stable trading relationships around the globe,” adding that is why he directed his administration to find new “opportunities to expand trade and to remind our trading partners around the globe that California remains a stable partner.”
White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that Newsom “should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking.” LINK
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:44 am to Jbird
I'm OK with California seceding and doing their own trade deals.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:48 am to Jbird
Article 1, Section 8, greaseball:
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To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:49 am to Jbird
Libertarian economists like Milton Friedman and Ludwig von Mises have proven that tariffs harm economic freedom and efficiency. Friedman, in his book Capitalism and Freedom, says that tariffs distort market signals by artificially raising the price of imported goods, reducing consumer choice and purchasing power
Americans paid an extra $32 billion annually due to Trump era tariffs, per a 2019 National Bureau of Economic Research study. Mises, in Human Action, emphasizes that tariffs disrupt the division of labor across borders, hurting comparative advantage. A 25% tariff on steel might save a few U.S. jobs but raises costs for downstream industries like auto manufacturing, killing more jobs than it protects and this is evidenced by the 200,000 net job losses from Bush’s 2002 steel tariffs, according to the Trade Partnership. It’s already proven that tariffs invite retaliation like China’s response to U.S. tariffs cut American agricultural exports by $27 billion from 2018-2019, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Every educated economist will tell you that tariffs are a government overreach that picks winners and losers, inevitably favoring special interests over the broader public good.
Americans paid an extra $32 billion annually due to Trump era tariffs, per a 2019 National Bureau of Economic Research study. Mises, in Human Action, emphasizes that tariffs disrupt the division of labor across borders, hurting comparative advantage. A 25% tariff on steel might save a few U.S. jobs but raises costs for downstream industries like auto manufacturing, killing more jobs than it protects and this is evidenced by the 200,000 net job losses from Bush’s 2002 steel tariffs, according to the Trade Partnership. It’s already proven that tariffs invite retaliation like China’s response to U.S. tariffs cut American agricultural exports by $27 billion from 2018-2019, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Every educated economist will tell you that tariffs are a government overreach that picks winners and losers, inevitably favoring special interests over the broader public good.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:51 am to Burt Reynolds
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Libertarian economists like Milton Friedman and Ludwig von Mises have proven that tariffs harm economic freedom
The standard NPC response
1. They didn't account for other countries' tariffs (wrong)
2. They are academics and don't know nuthin'
3. Real conservatism is supporting government intervention and libertarians are leftist losers
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:52 am to Jbird
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which is the planet’s fifth-largest economy
Well stop asking for federal money them Newscum you lying piece of shite
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:52 am to SlowFlowPro
Slow Fanni Pro running like Rogerthescreecher from thread to thread. 
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:53 am to SlowFlowPro
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3. Real conservatism is supporting government intervention and libertarians are leftist losers
Is California willing to give up federal funding and emergency response?
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:55 am to Jbird
let Cally be communists of Cally.
seldom seen was posting this in true love for Gavin. Stand-By!
seldom seen was posting this in true love for Gavin. Stand-By!
Posted on 4/4/25 at 11:56 am to Jbird
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Who had Newsom breaking away because of almonds?
Well, both he and his state are nuts.
This post was edited on 4/4/25 at 11:57 am
Posted on 4/4/25 at 12:06 pm to Jbird
Newsome wants to let the world continue raping California.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 12:25 pm to momentoftruth87
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quote:3. Real conservatism is supporting government intervention and libertarians are leftist losersquote:
Is California willing to give up federal funding and emergency response?
Where’s Jacob?
Posted on 4/4/25 at 12:47 pm to Jbird
Puppeteer Resnicks pulling their puppets strings.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 12:51 pm to Burt Reynolds
I won't disagree with Milton. He is correct. It is obvious that tariffs are a tax on imported goods we buy....in the long term
But this blurb or quote doesn't cover all situations when dealing with tariffs on our exports. Also this tariff war is to get countries to reduce or remove their tariffs. I do not believe that DJT plans on keeping these in place.
I have to wonder if DJT decided to not do a straight reciprocal and when with a huge tariff to make the other country be more decisive. From what I read it seemed like the trade deficit to each country is what determined the tariff, and wasn't just a 1 to 1 reciprocal tariff.
But this blurb or quote doesn't cover all situations when dealing with tariffs on our exports. Also this tariff war is to get countries to reduce or remove their tariffs. I do not believe that DJT plans on keeping these in place.
I have to wonder if DJT decided to not do a straight reciprocal and when with a huge tariff to make the other country be more decisive. From what I read it seemed like the trade deficit to each country is what determined the tariff, and wasn't just a 1 to 1 reciprocal tariff.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 1:15 pm to TrueTiger
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I'm OK with California seceding and doing their own trade deals.
Would California seceding from the Union be a bad thing? LOL
Posted on 4/4/25 at 1:18 pm to Bryno1960
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Would California seceding from the Union be a bad thing? LOL
No, it would be a great thing. And I don’t care how much they do or don’t contribute to us pitiful ooor red states, or my local salad bar, it’s well worth losing those Marxist electoral votes and congressional seats.
Posted on 4/4/25 at 5:34 pm to Burt Reynolds
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Friedman, in his book Capitalism and Freedom, says that tariffs distort market signals by artificially raising the price of imported goods, reducing consumer choice and purchasing power
Reducing consumer choice isn't that big of a deal in America where we have more choices than anyone if the outcome is a stronger middle class. I'm not only interested in squeezing the most money out of the economy. The problem with "experts" is that they look at everything solely through the lens of their own discipline. For economists, it's how to make the most money possible. How that money is distributed or used is irrelevant as long as the overall system keeps growing. It's not a practical viewpoint.
Also, where are the choices for people who want to purchase domestically? Crowder tried to find a US supplier to make his mugs, but thanks to globalism, there were no US manufacturers capable of producing the numbers. Why is his choice not considered?
If someone can buy a US car for $25k before tariffs and they can buy a US car for $25k after tariffs, then how did they lose purchasing power?
If a company moves their manufacturing to the US, how has the consumer choice changed?
You're being selective in what variables you want to consider. You think every action can and will only ever have a single reaction, and that's just not the way things work.
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