Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Could he, for example, impose punitive tariffs on Swiss watches because Swiss newspapers run cartoons that make fun of him? Why not? 5/ https://t.co/CMnUH5xnrh — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 31, 2019 Hibernated

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So he's claiming justification under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, which he claims basically lets him do anything he wants in response to anything he declares to be an emergency. I don't see any limits under this interpretation 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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OK, the economics: What we import from Mexico are a lot of consumer items, especially food items, plus Mexico is a key part of the supply chain in various manufactures, especially autos. So this would hurt U.S. consumers and also hurt competitiveness of U.S. companies 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 31, 2019 Hibernated