Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll 'impose 100% tariff' on New Yorkers who move in

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5588695-abbott-tariffs-new-yorkers-texas-election/mlite/

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wrote on the eve of Election Day that he would impose tariffs on any New Yorker who moves to Texas after voting ended.

After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC, Abbott posted on social platform X.

The governors office did not immediately respond to a request for more information from NewsNation, The Hills sister network, on how those tariffs would work.

The power to impose tariffs falls within the federal governments authority in the Constitution, not the states.
The race for New York City mayor has been closely watched nationally. President Trump endorsed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo on Truth Social.

Trumps endorsement read in part, Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, [Zohran] Mamdani is not!

Mamdani is the front-runner in the mayoral race based on polling on Oct. 29 from Quinnipiac University. Polling suggested Mamdani had a lead with 43 percent, followed by Cuomo with 33 percent and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa with 14 percent.

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...how the fuck do you propose doing that, Grabbot?
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tarrif has just become a buzzword now with no real meaning
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What the fuck does that even mean
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These people are beyond stupid
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I could be wrong but I really dont think there's a significant amount of New Yorkers that have any interest in living in Texas lol
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Practicality of doing this aside, I don't really understand the logic. Wouldn't the people fleeing Mandani's "regime" be on your side?
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pegusus123456 posted...
Practicality of doing this aside, I don't really understand the logic. Wouldn't the people fleeing Mandani's "regime" be on your side?
You're right, but Republican politicians do seem to be enjoying making their own supporters suffer too.
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What?
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Smashingpmkns posted...
I could be wrong but I really dont think there's a significant amount of New Yorkers that have any interest in living in Texas lol
The NYC > Houston pipeline is actually not uncommon.
How can the moon landing be real if the moon isn't real?
He'll be taxing the angry conservatives who left in disgust over Mamdani winning the election.
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Solar_Crimson posted...
He'll be taxing the angry conservatives who left in disgust over Mamdani winning the election.
That's why calling Republicans clowns is an insult to clowns.
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Unknown5uspect posted...
The NYC > Houston pipeline is actually not uncommon.
Yeah. Also, it may not be as popular as it was 10 or 20 years ago but a lot of people still want to move to Austin.
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This doesn't mean anything and it's completely illegal to charge someone like that. Freedom to travel is enshrined
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Is that even legal?
Zikten posted...
Is that even legal?
When has Abbott ever cared about whats legal?
Zikten posted...
Is that even legal?

No. You can't tax or fine someone for moving out of state
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LightSnake posted...
No. You can't tax or fine someone for moving out of state
TBF legality hasn't exactly been a limiting factor for the right lately.

But I doubt he'd even do it, this is pathetic and moronic bluster.
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El_Dustino posted...
TBF legality hasn't exactly been a limiting factor for the right lately.

In fact, legality is categorically irrelevant for the right.

The rule of law itself is just one more piece of bullshit for them, as they pretend that all of their crimes are not crimes, and that everything done by everyone they hate is a crime.
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It's so fantastically stupid at every possible angle you look at it.

Is he punishing people for wanting to come to his state? If someone was leaving NY for Texas due to politics, wouldn't that likely be a republican? Literally have a republican gov bragging that he's going to impose massive taxes to any republican who wants to come there to get out of NY lol. Fucking idiots out there man. Fucking absolute braindead fuckers who have no right being in a position of leadership.
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They should be wanting those New Yorkers. And well push for liberal/leftist texans to move to New York.

The ones planning to leave are likely conservative.
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I do not understand how he maintains power at all considering he's pretty widely despised in all the parts where people actually live
Why not go all in?
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Mormaurd posted...
When has Abbott ever cared about whats legal?
In this case I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for him to do it, how do you make all stores in your start arbitrarily charge specific people extra?
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Vegy posted...
Why are all dese people afraid of one man?(Mamdani)
Two reasons he's a Democratic socialist and he's a muslim.
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Unknown5uspect posted...
What the fuck does that even mean
Nothing. Its somehow even more ignorant than the way Trump refers to tariffs.
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Much like the majority of maga supporters, I don't think this guy knows what tariffs are yet alone how they work.
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Tariff individual citizens? How the fuck does that even work?

More clear evidence that goppers don't have the slightest fucking clue what a tariff is.
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On the real, can states impose tariffs on imports? I thought it was just on a national level.
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Accolon posted...
On the real, can states impose tariffs on imports? I thought it was just on a national level.
National level only. In fact, the stupidity of states doing tariffs against each other was one of the main reasons the US even has a Federal government.
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Accolon posted...
On the real, can states impose tariffs on imports? I thought it was just on a national level.

A tariff is just a specific kind of tax and in a sense yes a state can pass tax laws that specifically target imports but like.... You're not importing anything from New York into Texas. It's the same country. There's not a way to tariff another state because it fundamentally makes no sense.

It's like saying you're revoking visas of US citizens from New York who are visiting Texas.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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I'm going to say Greg Abbott knows what a tariff is and just knows his base doesn't know what it is.

Republican politicians legitimately think so lowly of their own voters.
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Tyranthraxus posted...
A tariff is just a specific kind of tax and in a sense yes a state can pass tax laws that specifically target imports but like.... You're not importing anything from New York into Texas. It's the same country. There's not a way to tariff another state because it fundamentally makes no sense.

It's like saying you're revoking visas of US citizens from New York who are visiting Texas.
Now hold on.

If we can just contain Floridians to their state maybe this isnt such a terrible idea.

Maybe the benefit outweighs the cost. Do you really want to come visit Texas?
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As someone who's not american I have to ask. How do you prove who is from New York, do american states keep a list of who moves from one state to another?
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memukus9684 posted...
As someone who's not american I have to ask. How do you prove who is from New York, do american states keep a list of who moves from one state to another?
They don't. This nonsense being completely unenforceable is just one of the countless ways it is a bad joke.

But Republicans are very fond of their bad jokes.
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Greg Abbott never misses the opportunity to make an ass out of himself if he thinks someone may be stealing his spotlight.

Every election he has some dumbshit thing even when he isnt running.
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memukus9684 posted...
As someone who's not american I have to ask. How do you prove who is from New York, do american states keep a list of who moves from one state to another?

States keep a list of primary residence addresses. It's used for things like determining where you're supposed to go vote. You can, in theory, figure that out, but you can also have primary residences in other states at the same time because it's a state thing.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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EPR-radar posted...
They don't. This nonsense being completely unenforceable is just one of the countless ways it is a bad joke.

But Republicans are very fond of their bad jokes.

Exactly. It's all performative bullshit, which Abbott loves to do every election cycle.
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Republicans continue to not understand what a tariff is. More at 11!
Hmm...
BearlyWilling posted...
Republicans continue to not understand what a tariff is. More at 11!

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pegusus123456 posted...
Practicality of doing this aside, I don't really understand the logic. Wouldn't the people fleeing Mandani's "regime" be on your side?
Yeah. He's an idiot in so many different ways.
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