Trump May Close Southern Border for Coronavirus

Pointless

The virus is here. The only thing closing the border will accomplish is protecting Mexico.
Let it wipe out the Left Coast.
I was kinda hoping it would wipe out the anti-vaxers! No need to waste vaccines on them..right/ they wouldn't accept it if it were offered, right?

ROTFLMAO!

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How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
 
How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos.

Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country.

Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.

Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
 
How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos.

Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country.

Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.

Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to them--the Trumpbots....it only confuses and enrages them!
 
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How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos.

Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country.

Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.

Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to him..it confuses and enrages him!

Actually Play and I agree on this matter that closing the border would be disastrous for our economy.

Mexico is more important to our economy than China...
 
How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos.

Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country.

Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.

Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...

from the same link:

How would it hit the U.S. auto sector?
Autos and auto parts make up about one-quarter of U.S.-Mexico trade, so this industry is at the heart of these concerns.

U.S. auto plants would be expected to close one day for every day the border is closed. Due to the nature of each plant’s supply chain and the volume of parts they have stockpiled, some plants would likely shut down sooner than others; but in the end, each day the border is closed equates to a one-day plant shutdown. The fixed costs of operating these plants would be losses that cannot be recovered.

According to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), every hour a U.S. auto plant is shutdown would cost about $1.2 million – $1.3 million. Taking into account the number of hours an auto assembly plant is normally run (20 hours per day) and the number of U.S. auto assembly plant model lines (more than 50), the overall cost of a total U.S. auto assembly shutdown is about $1.3 billion a day.

Given that the auto assembly portion of the U.S. auto industry’s is only a fraction of the total industry, the ripple effect on the rest of the auto industry would be at least 4-times that of the assembly plants – or about $4 billion per day. All told, it adds up to at least $5.3 billion a day in additional costs to the entire U.S. auto industry. And that’s just one industry.
 
How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy
John G. Murphy
Senior Vice President for International Policy


Can we estimate the cost of a border closure to the economy?
It would likely be in the tens of billions of dollars per day — certainly much more than the $1.4 billion in daily U.S.-Mexico merchandise trade.

Why would this be the case? Today’s lean manufacturers keep costs down by using just-in-time delivery for many parts and components. In this context, the delay of a few million dollars’ worth of inputs can force a shutdown of an assembly plant or other major manufacturing facility whose total output is orders of magnitude greater in dollar terms than the goods held up at the border.

A range of other products — such as fresh produce — would face immediate losses as merchandise piles up at the border. Some of this cargo would have to be written off as a total loss.

How Closing the Southern Border Would Slam the U.S. Economy

Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos.

Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country.

Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.

Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to him..it confuses and enrages him!

Actually Play and I agree on this matter that closing the border would be disastrous for our economy.

Mexico is more important to our economy than China...
I was referring to the OP...I agree with you both..of course..only an idiot..or Trump--would consider using this crisis to play to his ignorant base.
 
Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos. Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country. Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.
Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to them--the Trumpbots....it only confuses and enrages them!
Relax kiddies, Trump won't close our borders. He's just trolling for not-too-bright knee jerks.

 
Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos. Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country. Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.
Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to them--the Trumpbots....it only confuses and enrages them!
Relax kiddies, Trump won't close our borders. He's just trolling for not-too-bright knee jerks.


He has threatened to close it before and he has been told the disaster it will create on our Economy if he did it.

So let be clear he has made this threat before.

Mexico and Canada are more important than China and should be the two countries we work with fixing issues with...
 
Closing the border and China offline would throw our manufacturing sector into chaos. Automobile industry would grind to a halt and our produce would skyrocket causing hardship across the country. Also we import good amount oil from Mexico and if we close the border the rise in gas price and gas shortages could happen.
Finally, we already have Coronavirus here, so closing the border does little to combat the issue...
Don't talk sense to them--the Trumpbots....it only confuses and enrages them!
Relax kiddies, Trump won't close our borders. He's just trolling for not-too-bright knee jerks.


uh-huh ... like donny has never said ANYTHING due to an impulsive knee jerk reaction of his own....
 

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