Time to brand Trump's border tax as The Wal-Mart Tax

[geek tragedy]

Because by far the biggest payor of this tax will be Wal-Mart, and that will mean higher prices for Wal-Mart shoppers.

[dalton99a]

1. Yep

And Autozone/Advance Auto/NAPA/etc.

[Freethinker65]

2. Hell no. This is TRUMPTAX. And the GOP will own it.

#thankstrumpvoters

[geek tragedy]

4. It's a tax that punishes Wal-Mart shoppers

"Wal-Mart Tax" is something everyone can grasp

[Freethinker65]

9. Oh this is bigger than "Walmart Shoppers"

Mexico's exports to the US amounted to
$297.5 billion or 12.9% of its overall imports.

1. Vehicles: $74.9 billion
2. Electronic equipment: $62.9 billion
3. Machinery: $49 billion
4. Oil: $14 billion
5. Medical, technical equipment: $12.2 billion
6. Furniture, lighting, signs: $10.8 billion
7. Vegetables: $5.5 billion
8. Fruits, nuts: $5.4 billion
9. Gems, precious metals: $5.1 billion
10. Plastics: $4.8 billion

[geek tragedy]

10. What % of Trump voters shop at Wal-Mart do you suppose? nt

[Angry Dragon]

11. 100%

[geek tragedy]

12. And that's why we call it a Wal-Mart Tax nt

[Afromania]

27. 0%*

alternative facts

[Freethinker65]

13. Stereotype much?

This will also affect large and small business owners, parts suppliers, manufacturers, etc. that voted for Trump. Wait to see some of these "non-Walmart shopper" (?) Trump voters come out against it, especially if the sole purpose is to build a stupid wall. The "Walmart Shoppers" that you seem to be referring to would most likely support it, if the money went to building the wall they desired and believed in.

But call it whatever you like. We agree it is another horrendous idea.

[geek tragedy]

14. They were told "Mexico will pay for it."

If they themselves will have to pay for it every time they buy food and clothes for their family, probably a different story.

[Freethinker65]

15. But the ones that voted for Trump because of the wall will not care or will refuse to believe

Those that voted for Trump because of his conservative fiscal policy (whatever the hell that really means), Christian values hypocrisy, potential Supreme Court picks, etc. will be the important ones to watch. They never believed he was actually crazy enough to follow through with the wall, and now it will affect them and their businesses and jobs.

But, hey, the more people we can get to open their eyes to what Trump is actually proposing, the better.

[geek tragedy]

16. Making Mexico pay for it was part of the dominance/revanchist theme

Having the price of your kid's clothes go up explicitly contrary to a promise is something they will not like.

[Freethinker65]

20. Hope we are both correct and that there are lots of regretful Trump voters

[bettyellen]

26. Nope - it's a Trump tax! It effects cars groceries appliances -everyone and everything! TrumpsTax!

[Generator]

3. And he hasn't even totally fucked with China yet!

That's next week.

[geek tragedy]

5. the border adjustment tax would apply to all countries--it's part of Paul Ryan's tax plan nt

[Generator]

8. Paul Ryan's tax plan?

That guy is as nuts as Trump. WTF-did someone put something in his vitamin water at the gym or what? Do they get econ 101 or just batshittery 102?

[MountCleaners]

6. Ha ha ha ha ha...

I get off work and what do I find? Now it's a tax on stuff from Mexico.

On Wal-Mart type stuff. Oh that will go over REAL good!

[exboyfil]

7. We export $236 B

a year to Mexico. While we have a $50B trade deficit, a lot of what we import is produced based upon engineering work done in this country.

[loyalsister]

17. walmart has become a proxy for hate towards poor and working class people

Exploiting poverty and the forthcoming decline of quality of life for political purposes is extremely cynical.

[geek tragedy]

18. ignoring the reality of class in the US is not a recipe for success.

in this case the wall would be built via increased prices on the working class in small towns and rural areas across the country.

[loyalsister]

19. Neither is acknowledging it

and taking delight in exploiting it. My FB feed used to be full of photos from the "seen in walmart" genre until I blocked all of the class bigots who were posting them. What you are proposing is in the same spirit.

[geek tragedy]

22. No, this isn't the same as shaming Wal-Mart customers for their haircuts.

This is pointing out that it's a tax on people who shop at Wal-Mart.

[loyalsister]

23. To single out walmart in order to target a particular demographic is to shame them

Why not call it a retail tax. Why not include Target and other retailers? You would capture a wider range of demographics rather than singling out people who you possibly incorrectly presume to be trump supporters.

[geek tragedy]

24. Because retail tax is typical liberal wonk speak that never catches on.

Punchy and simplistic works. And the best way to brand a policy initiative is to use the most well-known brand that's affected.

[loyalsister]

25. Bigotted shaming will fail

Poor people are not as dumb as you hope.

[Freethinker65]

21. Just to let you know, this bothers me too