Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump Threatens 35% Tax on Ford if Mexico Operations Expand
Mustang 360 ^ | 12/23/2015 | John Gilbert

Posted on 12/26/2015 9:13:54 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

It was the Detroit News headline "Trump goes after Ford Motor Co." not how long Hillary went overtime in the restroom that got our attention. Donald Trump made a whistle stop outside Grand Rapids, Michigan to take aim at Ford’s plans to expand production in Mexico. Trump promised if elected he would threaten manufacturers with big tariffs on imports to discourage building manufacturing plants south of the border.

Trump to Ford, "If you build that plant in Mexico, I’m going to charge you 35 percent on every car, truck part that you send into our country," he said. "Every single one." Trump went further saying he would engage in tough negotiations with car companies to build new plants in the US and Michigan. Political analysts say Trump’s proposal would at the very minimum require congressional approval and possibly violate NAFTA.

(Excerpt) Read more at mustangandfords.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Mexico
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; antifreedom; antiliberty; authoritarian; childishthreats; cronyism; cronylaborunions; detroit; dictator; donaldtrump; elections; ford; freetrade; governmentforce; governmentthreats; immigration; justlikeobama; mexico; nafta; notconservative; notpresidential; overreach; protectionism; tariffs; taxation; threats; totalitarian; trump; trumpiswrong; trumpwasright; wronginsomanyways
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 381-397 next last
To: Jane Long

“LOL....funny to see the Trump trolls expose their complete lack of business and economy knowledge”

We’re on to the globalist bullsh*t. This “knowledge” is crushing the nation, and it WILL fall.


61 posted on 12/26/2015 9:59:00 AM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Jeeves

Trump only Threatened to impose a Tariff. That may well be all he needs to do to keep Ford in line. Its smart to keep American workers earning a paycheck so they can Buy Ford Products. Threats like this may compell, Foreign Auto makers to build plants in the USA and employ American workers. We should insist that a certain % of parts be made in the USA as well. These words alone may keep jobs in the USA.


62 posted on 12/26/2015 9:59:23 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: LachlanMinnesota
How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

He won't. All of this is just entertainment before the main event.

63 posted on 12/26/2015 9:59:45 AM PST by plain talk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Mollypitcher1
Every product that is built or made in a foreign country is strengthening that country and depleting the wealth of America. Tariffs are a good way to force a pause until taxation can be brought into order.

Remember this: the US economy has already adjusted to the current political situation and is now heavily import-dependent. Imposing high tariffs on, say, Chinese goods, will put hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of Americans in import-related industries out of work, while doing nothing to bring manufacturing back on shore. Manufacturers will just move to another foreign country with lower tax rates and less regulation that the USA is not targeting yet. Impose tariffs on the whole world to avoid that, and you just piss off our few remaining allies.

The US tax code has to be brought into order first - and yes, that is going to be very difficult. Not only politically, but a lot of the skilled workforce needed to make up a decent a manufacturing base no longer exists. The old timers are retired or dead. Now we have twenty million unemployed political science majors, but not nearly enough young machinists or tailors. Unless you want to go the Bush/Rubio route and import them from the Latin realms...

American consumers have proven over and over again they will not pay the price required to support American-made goods. They talk big, but once they are at the cash register, they feel someone else should be responsible for economic patriotism.

64 posted on 12/26/2015 9:59:50 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: JSDude1
Cruz believes in free-markets and lower taxes, so I don't think he'd do it.

Trump believes in free trade, free - markets and lower taxes INSIDE THE USA.

Go Trump, go!

65 posted on 12/26/2015 10:00:04 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 51 | View Replies]

To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

http://r.duckduckgo.com/l/?kh=-1&uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.u-s-history.com%2Fpages%2Fh1968.html

To answer questions on NAFTA....who started it, who got it thru Congress and what it does....


66 posted on 12/26/2015 10:00:23 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek

I knew there were a lot in TX but didn’t realize it was that high.


67 posted on 12/26/2015 10:00:34 AM PST by Rusty0604
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: central_va

I agree completely.

Our “American” businesses have sold out. Completely.

Bring back manufacturing to America.


68 posted on 12/26/2015 10:01:52 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance./c5700.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies]

To: demshateGod

“The fleeing socialism tax. When California proposes it, Freepers go nuts. When Trump proposes it, he’s praised for bring jobs to America”

That’s actually a very informative post.

There’s a distinction you have missed. California is one of the fifty states. Mexico is not.


69 posted on 12/26/2015 10:02:14 AM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: Jim Noble
As I’ve said many times, I would vote for Bernie Sanders before I would vote for Jeb Bush o

One benefit of these threads is that it outs the socialists and liberals.

70 posted on 12/26/2015 10:03:38 AM PST by plain talk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Jeeves
Chinese goods, will put hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of Americans in import-related industries out of work, while doing nothing to bring manufacturing back on shore.

BULL CRAP. It took 30 years for wormed tonged Free Traitors™ like you to screw the USA into near economic oblivion and it may take a decade or so for patriots to salvage her. There will be some inflation, but as more people go back to work the economy will "lift all boats" not just the Chinese junk.

71 posted on 12/26/2015 10:03:57 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

Yea
When taxes are too high
Trump thinks the solution is even higher taxes


72 posted on 12/26/2015 10:07:24 AM PST by Rock Eye Jack
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Rock Eye Jack

A tariff is not a tax, it is a duty charged only to those that purchase said goods. It is optional unlike the income tax that the Free Traitors™ defacto support.


73 posted on 12/26/2015 10:09:20 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies]

To: central_va

BS


74 posted on 12/26/2015 10:10:47 AM PST by Rock Eye Jack
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 73 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

No, it would further move jobs offshore.


75 posted on 12/26/2015 10:11:06 AM PST by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

Some folks won’t get that.

Trump is playing chess, while the naysayers are stacking their checkers.


76 posted on 12/26/2015 10:11:30 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Jeeves

The US tax code has to be brought into order first - and yes, that is going to be very difficult. Not only politically, but a lot of the skilled workforce needed to make up a decent a manufacturing base no longer exists. The old timers are retired or dead. Now we have twenty million unemployed political science majors, but not nearly enough young machinists or tailors. Unless you want to go the Bush/Rubio route and import them from the Latin realms...
.........................................................
Obviously you didn’t pay attention to my saying tariffs would help while the tax code is brought into order. As far as the unemployed political science majors, they should have to take a job where their new training will give them something useful as skills. Reduce the bureaucracy and the political science majors will HAVE TO find other jobs.
I don’t happen to believe in running scared from the rest of the world. Our “few remaining allies” will be much more comfortable with a strong America than they are with the weak America Obama has produced.

We MUST get our Trade Balance in order and i don’t care how we do it. Telling m it is too late doesn’t wash with me. We were late getting into WWI and late getting into WWII but we won. It’s long past Time to get us out of the Losers aisle and back into the WINNERS aisle and we need a hardheaded winning man to do it, not just another Political popinjay.


77 posted on 12/26/2015 10:12:49 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: DoodleDawg

“Explain to me why the corporations would bring that money back to the U.S. and pay a 10% tax on it when they can leave it offshore and pay 0% tax?”

Because we will shut them down and seize their assets if they don’t.


78 posted on 12/26/2015 10:12:55 AM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

Thanks for the ping, I haven’t been online just logged in.

Merry Christmas everyone.


79 posted on 12/26/2015 10:13:44 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance./c5700.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Rock Eye Jack
tariff

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

tar-iff n.

  1. a. A list or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods. b. A duty or duties so imposed.
  2. A schedule of prices or fees. tr.v. tar-iffed, tar-iff-ing, tar-iffs

80 posted on 12/26/2015 10:14:05 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 74 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 381-397 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson