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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

But the prices of eggz! If only the Democrats did something for the people!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Wow, who'da thought??

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Trump would probably be just as happy to stop exporting goods to Mexico altogether. Even if Mexico finishes his wall for him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I forgot what it is that we actually export. Tires? Oranges/Almonds? Military hardware?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This site has probably the best visualizer (scroll past the first section to get the free historical data): https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mex?yearlyTradeFlowSelector=flow1

TL;DR: Lots of things. $300 billion worth of things.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

Superhero movies and soy beans.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

A shit ton of electronics, oil, industrial equipment, plastics, and a surprising large amount of agriculture like pork, corn, dairy.

We actually trade a crap ton with Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I would not have guessed electronics. Usually I think of China, Japan, and South Korea as major suppliers.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If I remember right, it's a supply chain thing where a ton of stuff gets made in China but is still a US product and sometimes finished here. Think iPhones, for example. Apple is still a US company, it's not like China can just sell Mexico iPhones direct.

Ps this is also why tariffs are extremely stupid.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 4 weeks ago

This goes without saying, every country will levy retaliatory tariffs. It's one of the reasons random tariffs are such a stupid idea to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 weeks ago

He's not even in office and the trade wars are already starting. As if I wasn't already living paycheck to paycheck