[central_va]

So you are under the impression Carrier was going to LOWER their price of the Mexican made products? What rube you are. Since when is a tax cut a cost? When did Conservatives go off the rails?

[morphing libertarian]

It will be interesting to see how many business in the state will want the tax cut.

If Trump isn’t going to impose the tariff, I would announce a move to Mexico and cut my taxes.

[InterceptPoint]

A general rule for companies is that when costs increase then prices increase. In the other direction the price is set by the competitive environment.

Would Carrier lower their prices if they moved to a lower cost labor market. Maybe. Or maybe they would just book it as higher profits. Then it would ultimately flow to the stockholders.

I'm just saying that preventing companies from moving to lower cost labor markets has positive and negative benefits to you and me, employees in both countries, the government and the owners of the companies. We think keeping jobs at home even if by arm twisting by the government is a good thing. I mostly agree but not completely.

What I would prefer would be for the Tax Code to be designed to incentivize corporations in the direction of staying home because it lowers their costs and ultimately their prices.