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To: reaganaut1

A tax on imports will be paid by US consumers, not Mexico.


3 posted on 01/26/2017 1:15:41 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

Do you not understand the nature of negotiating? Trump is going to make it so costly for Mexico to resist they’ll have no choice but to acquiesce.


15 posted on 01/26/2017 1:27:27 PM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: Yo-Yo

A tax on imports will be paid by US consumers, not Mexico.

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Too bad we didn’t have a 100% tax on all that Chinese drywall that destroyed so many homes or the Chinese pet food that killed so many pets.

Yes, we will pay more for imports, but we get other benefits like better, higher paying jobs, a population less dependent on government, and lower income taxes.


17 posted on 01/26/2017 1:28:56 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Yo-Yo
A tax on imports will be paid by US consumers, not Mexico.

Only for the people who want to pay for product from Mexico. It is going to be a choice if indeed it comes down to it. I personally think this is just how Trump negotiates.

21 posted on 01/26/2017 1:31:39 PM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: Yo-Yo

“A tax on imports will be paid by US consumers, not Mexico.”

Blah Blah Blah cheap labor Blah Blah Blah. Your Hero Reagan started the amnesty avalanche.


22 posted on 01/26/2017 1:32:19 PM PST by heights
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To: Yo-Yo
Can a company afford to raise its prices by 20% and still remain competitive?

They might raise the prices somewhat, but they will have to absorb much of that tax, or sales will go down.

25 posted on 01/26/2017 1:37:29 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Yo-Yo

The Mexicans pay for it in lost revenue. American manufacturers will fill the void and hire more people


74 posted on 01/26/2017 2:24:53 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Imagine that!)
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To: Yo-Yo

In business, which government knows nothing about, it is called negotiating. You start high and negotiate down where you want to be or as a ploy to get something else.


101 posted on 01/26/2017 3:04:51 PM PST by cp124 (America Survives)
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To: Yo-Yo

The import tax will not raise American’s prices.

The 100 other taxes we pay raise American’s prices. Why are people blind to see 100 other taxes, but this one is to blame?


120 posted on 01/26/2017 7:20:05 PM PST by TheNext (REPEAL requires simple 50% Majority, not 60%)
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