Some GetBiggers claim that the US will cease doing business with Mexico if Mexico refuses to pay the big wall bill ... so I had to ask myself a question .... "What business do we have in common with Mexico?!"
A few years back I drove to Tijuana and had my car reupholstered (cheap and a great job), took a cab to the bull fight, got pissed off when the bull got killed by someone other than the matador who had a hard time completing the job, had a few too many drinks at some bar with a donkey in it, and ate a taco.
That was the extent of my business with Mexico, but the US is involved on a much larger scale and might plan to cease that business if Mexico does not complete the job.
Something like that Matador did not!
So I did some massive research without obtaining a US Federal Grant and here is what I discovered....
Mexico is the United States’ second-largest export market and third-largest trading partner. Many large global companies have chosen to locate significant manufacturing operations in Mexico, particularly along the U.S. Mexican border.
This is the case because of the low cost labor market in Mexico, and the close proximity to the U.S. consumption markets. Many of the raw materials used in Mexican manufacturing facilities are sourced from the U.S.
Top U.S. exports to Mexico include electronic equipment, motor vehicle parts, and chemicals.
Mexico is an active and constructive member of the World Trade Organization, the G-20, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Mexican Government and many businesses support a Free Trade Area of the Americas through The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA.
This economic zone is expected to thrive for many years into the future.
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But then comes President Trump!
Will he upset the apple-cart?!
If the answer to that one is "YES", then what will Mexico do to retaliate?
Of immediate concern is .... do those high end, beach front, time share, condo owners have anything to worry about?
And will I ever get back to find out why that donkey was hanging around in that bar seemingly minding his own business while shitting on that bar-room floor!?
