President is about to be the reason we can't have nice things

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February 1, 2017 10:47 PM

These are nice things, and because of President Donald Trump, we may very well be about to have them all taken away.

Trump taco bowl

Since the end of World War II, the US has gone from being a nation of canned beans and thousands of creamed vegetable recipes to being a country of fresh fruits and vegetables all year long.

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So that's one thing.

Another thing is that Mexico is the US's third-largest trading partner.

Here's how that breaks down, according to the Office of the US Trade Representative (emphasis added):

"The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2015 were:
"US imports of services from Mexico were an estimated $21.6 billion in 2015, 11.0% ($2.1 billion) more than 2014, and 50.0% greater than 2005 levels. It was up roughly 191% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA). Based on 2014, leading services imports from Mexico to the U.S. were in the travel, transportation, and technical and other services sectors."

Fresh fruits and vegetables are nice things. Guac on your $10 Chipotle is a nice thing. Both are now at risk.

Cheap cars are nice things. Much according to the Center for Automotive Research

What Trump doesn't understand is that countries like Mexico can always retaliate against us if their pride is hurt. And they can do it with the support of their people – it'll be a political win.

Last week the president of Mexico's national conference of governors, Gov. Graco Ramirez of Morelos, told a Mexican newspaper that Trump had declared "war" on Mexico.

"With Trump, dialogue is exhausted," Ramirez told El Universal. "It doesn't make sense to sit down with him. He doesn't change his attitude or his position."

Melissa Lee pointed to a Citigroup estimate that taxing imports from other countries – a provision called "border adjustment" that acts like a tariff — would be a massive hit to retail company earnings and put thousands of American jobs at risk, Navarro called Citigroup "fake news."

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