[LachlanMinnesota]

How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

[Mr. Jeeves]

How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

Obama seems to have set the precedent that Presidential whims override the Constitution.

[cripplecreek]

It will have Bernie Sanders vote.

[Don Corleone]

How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

Check with Obama/Valerie.

[bray]

He has VP Cruz push it through Congress.

Pray America wakes

[lewislynn]

Apparently too few people actually know what Trump says/said.

The threat will be good enough. Trump only has to make the threat, he doesn't care about the money because unlike some people, he knows the long term benefit for the country would be better than the tax.

Anyway Congress would be salivating over the money, Ford, Nabisco, etc. knows that. Because of his popularity he already has a huge influence over Congress.

[frog in a pot]

See also the earlier Clinton-Al Gore internet “fee” attached to your telephone bill.

[Rusty0604]

And on a particular company? I would assume Trump knows the president shouldn’t have that power.

[plain talk]

How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

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

[al baby]

See OBAMA

[aquila48]

The same way Obama has for 7 years.

The precedent that Obama has set is that unless someone or something is there to ACT to stop a president, he will be able to do what he pleases.

A piece of paper (the constitution) will no longer be sufficient to stop him.

[DannyTN]

"How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

I understand there are some provisions in WTO agreements and probably some in NAFTA that gives the President some authority in certain situations, including...

• Chronic trade deficits (which we definitely have)
• Currency Manipulation (which everyone agrees China does)

[Rashputin]

An Executive Order that requires every vehicle brought in from Mexico be individually inspected for possible violation of regulations and potential use for smuggling.

They could be held at the border until the efficient staff of twelve inspectors could complete a four hundred point checklist of things to test on each one. When they hustle, the inspectors can inspect a dozen vehicles a day.

At that point, imposing a fee for those inspections renders the tax question moot, it's a fee for Federal service.

[Hot Tabasco]

How does a president impose a tax without Congress?

Ya start smackin' heads..........."LachlanM' wants funding for "XXX", well you ain't gonna get it unless you start seeing things my way"........

Politics is a dirty business and IMHO, Trump knows how to work deals.........