Should the US pass a 20% tariff on Mexico?

[they don't love you like i love you]

No, especially since anyone who has passed a high school economics class can figure out that doing so just means American consumers would end up paying it via higher prices for Mexican goods.

[Person Man]

Everyone pays the wall. We all have to pay for Trump!

[JA]

There are few things to which I could possibly be more opposed.

[Dereich]

There are few things to which I could possibly be more opposed.

[Blue3]

I'm honestly rather "meh."

For those saying it will be passed onto American consumers... it will only for those who buy over-expensive Mexican goods.



I'm more worried about it setting off a chain reaction that expands far beyond Mexico that makes it hard for us to export anywhere (and therefore unemployment) while also increasing inflation.

[2952-0-0]

There's been a suggestion that Mexico could retaliate by doing nothing.

http://cepr.net/blogs/beat-the-press/a-trade-war-everyone-can-win

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[RINO Tom]

Obviously not.

[TDAS04]

I think I'm going to go buy some Mexican pop.

[Santander]

For those saying it will be passed onto American consumers... it will only for those who buy over-expensive Mexican goods.

No, not really.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

No, especially since anyone who has passed a high school economics class can figure out that doing so just means American consumers would end up paying it via higher prices for Mexican goods.

Generally when a person says something only requires an introductory economics background, they know nothing about economics and can barely handle a single supply/demand shock in isolation (and draw a conclusion based on just that) which is simply never the case. Not that your answer is incorrect necessarily. Do you mean to imply it is entirely the consumer paying for the 20%? That supply chains would not shift to avoid it? No, it's probably not good policy, but as usual, no need to scratch beyond the surface to have an opinion.

[Goldwater]

There are few things to which I could possibly be more opposed.

[nicholas.slaydon]

We should have a tariff but 20% is to high.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Yes.

I am surprised it is not 40%.

US politicians became so delusional that they acted in the best interests of Mexican citizens as opposed to their own citizens living near the border.

As with most issues, the most informed opinion on any subject comes from those people living it.

US (and Mexican) citizens living near the border.

[Boston Bread]

I support it. Not an ideal way to raise revenue but a tariff might be the only sort of tax increase that can pass right now.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

No.  And lol at the "no free lunch" crowd who thinks we can't afford to insure our people, but that, somehow, we can get another fcking country to pay for a stupid wall.  Those are the people I hope are hit the most by the ensuing price increases.  Call me an elitist or whatever.  I don't really give a sht.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Im pro tariff but its bad policy to single out a neighboring ally because businesses are doing what the feds basically told them to do after NAFTA. Especially when countries with evil governments like china, vietnam, Russia, Saudi arabia, equatorial guinea, ethiopia, Indonesia,  and a whole lot more are not facing similar tariffs. We have problems with Mexico but Mexico isnt bad.  It should not be a policy of this country to divert capital from Mexico to actual bad countries because of a stupid wall.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

No (literally sane, normal)

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

Yes, even though it won't work, just to teach the voters a lesson.

[Meclazine for Israel]

We have problems with Mexico but Mexico isnt bad. 

I guess this is confirmation that Trump is saying that Mexico is bad.

Not the most diplomatically sensitive way to do things, but US voters wanted some enforcement of the border in its simplest form.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     No, we shouldn't.