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White House press secretary says border wall will be funded by 20% import tax on Mexican goods
Washington Post ^ | 01/26/2017 | By Joshua Partlow

Posted on 01/26/2017 12:47:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Edited on 01/30/2017 7:57:50 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

MEXICO CITY--President Enrique Pe

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; buildthewall; first100days; importtax; mexico; nafta; nieto; nietotrip; trump45; trumpmexico; trumpwall; trumpwalltax; wall; winning
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1 posted on 01/26/2017 12:47:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I think I can live without strawberries fertilized with human AIDS poop. I’m good.


2 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:08 PM PST by brucedickinson
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To: SeekAndFind

Nope. Because it would be Americans paying for the wall.


3 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:30 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s a good start.
Now add to that a 20% currency transfer fee for funds going from the US to Mexico and stand back to watch the heads explode.


4 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:38 PM PST by BuffaloJack
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To: SeekAndFind

The WaPo bias is strong with this article.


5 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:58 PM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Leverage, baby. This is what it looks like.


6 posted on 01/26/2017 12:50:26 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: SeekAndFind

Excellent. Mexico has been taking our money to float their poverty for a very long time. Now it is our turn.


7 posted on 01/26/2017 12:50:32 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: brucedickinson

That means that “We” pay for the wall as Mexico will simply raise their prices. Of course a 20% increase would put their produce out of the market.


8 posted on 01/26/2017 12:50:33 PM PST by nikos1121 (We are about to see The Golden Age of Pericles in the new Trump Administration.)
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To: SeekAndFind

We didn’t seize their land, they sold it to us.


9 posted on 01/26/2017 12:52:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I would prefer a tax on remittances to mexico sent back by the mexicans here.


10 posted on 01/26/2017 12:52:23 PM PST by aquila48
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11 posted on 01/26/2017 12:52:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind (q)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Nope. Because it would be Americans paying for the wall.

This is just the start. Trump wants higher import taxes on everything. So get used to paying more for everything so the unions get more jobs.

13 posted on 01/26/2017 12:53:38 PM PST by plain talk
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To: SeekAndFind

Mexico will cave - they have no other choice. The art of the deal - negotiate from a strong position and be willing to walk away. TRUMP knows what he is doing.

Mexico chose to walk away today but they’ll be back! And if not who cares? We’ve paid for far more useless things - like the Dept of Education for instance.


14 posted on 01/26/2017 12:53:57 PM PST by New Jersey Realist (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Marxist scum in CNN are almost in tears over this !

YOU CANT STUMP THE TRUMP


15 posted on 01/26/2017 12:55:01 PM PST by WashingtonFire
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To: SeekAndFind

The legacy of heavy-handed U.S. behavior — which includes invasions and the seizure of significant Mexican lands

WTF??? NO SUCH THING EVER HAPPENED

Last time I looked the Mexicans PICKED A FIGHT with the US and got Stomped, then instead of keeping the Spoils of War, WE PAID THEM FOR THE LAND

Typical FAKE NEWS from Amazon.


16 posted on 01/26/2017 12:55:05 PM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

It’s a cost to Americans only if it affects the end cost the consumer in America pays.

Some products have to priced based on their competition.

You can add 6000 in border tax to a 30,000 auto, but that doesn’t mean consumers will choose the 36,000 auto over the 30,000 one.


17 posted on 01/26/2017 12:55:18 PM PST by xzins (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Facts to work with...

“Mexico is currently our 3rd largest goods trading partner with $531 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2015. Goods exports totaled $236 billion; goods imports totaled $295 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Mexico was $58 billion in 2015.”


18 posted on 01/26/2017 12:55:43 PM PST by aquila48
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To: SeekAndFind

How much foreign aid are we giving to Mexico and why isn’t it stopping?


19 posted on 01/26/2017 12:56:20 PM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: BuffaloJack

No wonder why Peso stumbles http://www.infowars.com/peso-tumbles-after-mexican-president-says-he-rejects-trumps-border-wall/
This initiative might even help the crazy corruption in Mexico don’t you guys think?


20 posted on 01/26/2017 12:56:57 PM PST by davikkm
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