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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Nope....wrongo, again.

If Mexico wants to play (trade) THEY’LL have to pay. Simple as that.

If they don’t want to play, then they can ship/receive goods, elsewhere.

It will be a nominal fee for them to pay, in order to keep trading.

Now, shoo.


85 posted on 11/05/2015 11:29:39 AM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jane Long

That’s not how tariffs work. Tariffs are not imposed on the country from which goods are imported, they are imposed on the companies (or individuals) who are doing the importing.

So, to use Trump’s example, if the U.S. were to impose a 35% tariff on vehicles manufactured in Mexico and imported into the U.S., that 35% would not be paid by the Mexican government. It would be paid by Ford (and other manufacturers who make cars in Mexico and sell them here). And, like all taxes paid by a corporation, Ford would pass that 35% right on to the consumers who purchase the imported cars.


88 posted on 11/05/2015 11:33:57 AM PST by Conscience of a Conservative
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