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etherealtruth

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45. I don't think it illustrates that at all ....?

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:14 PM

Jan 2017

I think your points have fallen pretty flat because you are not making the distinction between VATs and tariffs. They are not interchangeable as they are not the same thing.

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Do you approve or disapprove of a 20% tax on Mexican imports? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP

Can you say inflation? onecaliberal Jan 2017 #1

Not only that mercuryblues Jan 2017 #3

Good points. I hope they do too. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #7

I thought Mexico was paying for the wall C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #2

They can start paying the 20% and LOSE $500.00 per year.... Bengus81 Jan 2017 #4

Apparently they don't do math so good. C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #10

"You hear that republicans? You've been Trumped ." irisblue Jan 2017 #8

Please !! C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #12

I just tweeted that ss a hashtag. irisblue Jan 2017 #14

You'll take my guacamole when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands mainer Jan 2017 #5

Dumb move to tax. Xolodno Jan 2017 #6

Do they tax our imports? alllove Jan 2017 #9

IF You tax their exports. They will do the same to American exports Thrill Jan 2017 #19

Do they tax U.S based companies when we export our products to them? alllove Jan 2017 #21

Here: etherealtruth Jan 2017 #22

My question doesn't pertain to NAFTA alllove Jan 2017 #25

NAFTA allows some but not all HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #36

Apparently they tariffed 89 goods in 2009 due to trucking limits jmg257 Jan 2017 #38

It certainly gets more complicated the more we dig into our trade deals with other countries alllove Jan 2017 #40

i wouldn't mind a tax, but the money should not be wasted on a wall. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #11

That's my view also alllove Jan 2017 #13

Brilliant. Why don't you explain the benefits of slapping a 20% tax and Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #16

Do they tax any of our imports ? alllove Jan 2017 #18

No they do not etherealtruth Jan 2017 #23

So you're saying anything exported by U.S based compaines into Mexico pay no tax to Mexico? alllove Jan 2017 #27

Did you read the info at the link? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #35

Is this part correct from your link? alllove Jan 2017 #39

Do you know what a VAT tax is? Are you conflating VAT taxes with tariffs? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #43

I know the difference between the two I'm just illustrating alllove Jan 2017 #44

I don't think it illustrates that at all ....? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #45

I'm not comparing the two alllove Jan 2017 #47

????? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #49

I never compared them alllove Jan 2017 #50

The phrase "Trump's economic advisors" should have tipped you off. DanTex Jan 2017 #55

Trump is too lazy to negotiate anything. gordianot Jan 2017 #33

Too lazy and stupid etherealtruth Jan 2017 #37

Then answer it your damn self. Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #26

I don't understand everything I read at Mexico gov website alllove Jan 2017 #34

US trade with Mexico is the third largest and one of the most evenly balanced. grantcart Jan 2017 #17

Go to Mexicos gov website and read what they tax the U.S on in imports alllove Jan 2017 #20

No I actually went to Mexico and looked setting up a factory there grantcart Jan 2017 #31

Everyone should read your post Worktodo Jan 2017 #48

It's a tax on the poor. The less money you make the more of it you spend. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #24

And who do you think pays for this tax? TrekLuver Jan 2017 #51

Does this apply to tequila? If so, then no. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #15

I'm with you on that, but Mezcal is important too. Hoyt Jan 2017 #52

I support Lithos Jan 2017 #28

They would immediately tax our corn and destroy the Midwestern economy. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #29

Linsey Graham disapproves as well! DODI Jan 2017 #30

Tariffs Are, By Definition, Regressive ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #32

I'd be for a 10% one dedicated to further subsidize the ACA. hollowdweller Jan 2017 #41

It's a violation of the NAFTA. roamer65 Jan 2017 #42

You're the only one I think who gets it. n/t cynatnite Jan 2017 #57

Trade wars will be disastrous for the USA. Blue_true Jan 2017 #46

That is a big fear. Our military won't help us if everyone in the world hates greedy Americans. Hoyt Jan 2017 #53

We will lose to China, while Russia attempts to absorb Europe. yardwork Jan 2017 #60

Ford's biggest selling car the Fusion is assembled in Mexico. Chevy Silvarado trucks doc03 Jan 2017 #54

I guess Ford might be forced then to relocate all their operations back to the U.S alllove Jan 2017 #56

You don't just put an auto factory on a truck and haul it doc03 Jan 2017 #58

What if Mexico retaliates and slaps a fifty percent tariff on our exports? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #59

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What if Mexico retaliates and slaps a fifty percent tariff on our exports? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #62