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In reply to the discussion: Trump issuing 'emergency 25% tariffs' against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights [View all]The Madcap
(915 posts)13. Don't worry...
he will. South Texas will be full of mass graves when they figure out how expensive all this will be. Morbid, yes, but it's been done before.
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Trump issuing 'emergency 25% tariffs' against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jan 26
OP
Hah! Tariffs are his knee jerk reaction to a country not wanting to except bullying by trump to take...
brush
Jan 26
#12
A 25 or 50 percent tariff on Colombian coffee would send buyers fleeing to other sources.
onenote
Jan 27
#43
Congress gave the President some discretion to levy tariffs in "emergency circumstances"
Bluetus
Jan 26
#23
Another update: Colombia is gonna pick them up tomorrow morning. They'll get a nicer flight, first class?
LeftInTX
Jan 26
#21
He's probably creating a shitty economy so he can fix it later and look like a hero.
C Moon
Jan 26
#37
Enhancing President Xi's relationships with South & Central America and messing up ours
NowsTheTime
Jan 27
#39