“Though President Trump has repeatedly said he would force Mexico to pay for the wall, Edward Alden, a trade expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, told CNN Money that the tariff would end up costing Americans.
“The notion that a 20% tariff is a way of forcing Mexico to pay for the wall, it’s just a falsehood. It’s a way of forcing American consumers to pay for the wall,” Alden said.”
source: A border tax could lead to ‘unexpected consequences’ — and retailers think Americans will pay
“…he gives me my check and mentions that there is a new 10% tax that will be added on to the bill at the cash register.”
“Oh yeh, what’s that for?”
“Wall tax.”
source: https://mnghostt.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/im-sitting-there-at-my-favorite-mexican-restaurant-tonight/
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