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    I can't believe this guy is talking about taxing companies 20% for goods imported from Mexico, as if congress would ever sign that kind of absolute horse shit. On top of that Mexico is so offended that Trump is still talking about his horse shit wall and making Mexico pay for it that he is refusing to keep his meeting with the man. What a fucking embarrassment.

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    • Yeah I mean it's painfully obvious at this point that there's no long term strategy behind any of this. It's just Trump coming up with random ideas based onyuekit
    • what he saw on TV or who pissed him off today. Why would it be in U.S. interest to "punish" Mexico or damage Mexico's economy?yuekit
    • the guy is a wing nut. still illegal as long as Nafta's still in placeGnash
    • That will only create worse conditions, leading to people trying to flee to the U.S. in greater numbers. And hurt the U.S. since they are our third biggestyuekit
    • trading partner. He has also made it basically impossible for the Mexican president (or any future president) to agree to any deal by acting so childish.yuekit
    • What's also offensive is tossing your citizens over the border into the US doesn't sound like the President of Mexico cares about his people at the same time.
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    • ^ don't feed the troll. earlier he mentioned that remittances would also be blocked. what this will do is drive up the use of anonymous currencies and drive bidorf
    • bitcoin price up. interesting.dorf
    • If Mexico didn't have shit corrupt leaders then tens of millions of its citizens wouldn't be living in the US illegally.IRNlun6
    • Mexico is not in any economic or moral position to be dictating any terms.IRNlun6
    • @IRN - Ah so you are saying punish the citizens for their corrupt leaders? Because they will be the ones who pay - not the corrupt leaders. May want to checkfadein11
    • your "tens of millions" alt fact also.fadein11
    • There's a conservative estimate of 12 million illegals in the US and maybe even as high as 20+ million.IRNlun6
    • Providing housing, healthcare, employment and freedoms greater than their own country can hardly be considered making their citizens pay.IRNlun6
    • This is a big fuck you from Mexico to its own citizens and the US. Why even bother governing well enough to provide for the welfare and future of their own?IRNlun6
    • // but lets not offend Mexico's leadersIRNlun6
    • A tax like this is paid on the way in...by the importer. So this will never work.BusterBoy
    • Mexico is in a weak bargaining position, its on them to start making some concessions.IRNlun6
    • lol - may want to do some more research on those figuresfadein11
    • 10's of millions does not equal 12 million and thats a total for all illegal immigrants - you said it yourself. but alt facts are the order of the day :)fadein11
    • providing healthcare? - worry not - that will be gone v.soon.fadein11
    • Most people don't like to pay taxes. Companies go to where they can make better profits. America is going to look much sweeter to have a factory than Mexico.
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    • some estimates calculate 20+, but go ahead and play semantics with 12 million which is close to 10% of Mexico's population. again, illegally.IRNlun6
    • 20% Wall tax + 15% corporate discount means keeping and building jobs in America.
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    • Although I think the reality is that there are actually 30+ Million illegals in America. There's almost as many Mexicans in the US, than there are in Mexico.
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