Is Trump’s 20% Mexico Import Tax To Fund Border Wall A Good Idea? [VIDEO]

Is Trump’s 20% Mexico Import Tax To Fund Border Wall A Good Idea? [VIDEO]

The wall will be built by hook or by crook as the saying goes. And it seems that President Trump is determined to make it so.

President Trump will ask Congress to impose a 20 percent tax on all imports from Mexico to pay for a wall along the United States’ southern border, the White House said Thursday.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer did not give out specific details about the new tax or explain how it would be implemented, but he said it could be included in a comprehensive tax reform package.

Wow, that’s quite the negotiating tactic! One that, as of late yesterday, sent everyone into a tizzy.

Spicer told reporters aboard Air Force One the tax would raise $10 billion a year for a wall that is expected to cost between $8 billion and $20 billion.

Perfect! That’ll raise quite a bit of money in addition to that which was earmarked by Congress during the Bush Administration. All of this seems like a good idea right? Well…it is and it isn’t.

It is, in that President Trump is working to fulfill one of his campaign promises. Quite frankly, the border is a sieve and has caused massive problems for years. Is the wall THE solution to that? It remains to be seen.

On the other hand, this tax isn’t a good idea. Why? The law of unintended consequences.

You know, she’s correct. In fact, Mexico is one of the top 5 importers of food into the United States. Heck, this week alone I’ve included avocados, pine nuts, and peppers in my meals!

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