Trump Is Not a Big Fan Of A Key Part Of Republicans’ Tax Plan

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Donald Trump is not on board with part of the House Republicans’ plan to change the tax code, which would impose taxes on imports and eliminates taxes on exports.

Trump told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published late Monday that the policy, called border adjustment, is “too complicated.”

“Anytime I hear border adjustment, I don’t love it,” he said. “Because usually it means we’re going to get adjusted into a bad deal. That’s what happens.”

Republicans have pushed border adjustment as an alternative to Trump’s calls to impose an import tariff, and both proposals are aimed at encouraging American companies to keep production in the U.S.

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  1. Item: “Trump Is Not a Big Fan Of A Key Part Of Republicans’ Tax Plan

    …but he will sign it anyways. FOOLED YOU!!

  2. Every time I hear Trump talk I get the distinct impression that he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.

  3. Didn’t he just threaten Honda with a border tax?

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