Thursday, March 9, 2017

Rep. Devin Nunes Wants the BAT, but It Will Kill His Constituents. Let Them Eat Cake??

In my continuing series of exposes on importers residing in the congressional districts of strong proponents of the Border Adjustment Tax, this week we turn to Rep. Devin Nunes.  Mr. Nunes seems to spend most of his waking hours on TV these days, either pushing the BAT, looking serious about intelligence and the Russians, or defending Mr. Trump.  He says we should not take Mr. Trump "literally".



Okay, so it would appear that Mr. Nunes does not believe actual words matter, so perhaps his threats on TV about the BAT shouldn't be taken literally.



He also presumably believes he can't be held accountable for comparing the BAT to a VAT (they're both "border adjustment" taxes, both "consumption taxes").  Perhaps he has no idea what he's talking about. That's a pretty appealing scenario, if you listen to him . . . .

So how does this relate to the 22nd District of California.  The 22nd is an inland district between LA and San Francisco, and is very agrarian.  Many of the importers in his district are the produce business or otherwise ties to agriculture in some important way.  Many are also in the parts business (auto, RV, motorcycle, truck).  Lots and lots of small business importers.  That should not be a surprise, given that 97% of U.S. importers are small businesses.

So, based on a search of a public database, I found 1,032 importers in the 22nd District over a two-year period (2015-16), with a total of 33,823 import entries.  More than 90% of these entries were by the top 126 importers (30,889 entries), each with at least 20 import entries in two years. Of the 126 importers listed below in alpha order, 60 are in the food/produce/agriculture business (I looked each of them up) with 30 of the importers focused on produce.  As you probably know by now, that produce is coming from Mexico in large volume, but also from other places.  Another big industry for Nunes is vehicle parts, with 18 such importers in his district.

Please think about the significance of Nunes' concentration of food businesses.  Aside from the fact that the 22nd District has a LOT of jobs tied to agriculture (you can refer to those fools as "voters"), but when they all get hammered with an import tax of 20% or 25%, they will be passing along the cost on to YOU, the consumer.  So Nunes is pushing for the double whammy - job losses and economic devastation in his own district, and an inflationary firestorm for you, starting with the food you eat.

Nice.  Let's hope he gets his just reward in November 2018.

Here are Nunes' lucky constituents.  Look them up online. They're all upstanding businesses.  I am sure they will be surprised to learn their own Congressman is gunning for them.


A P AG STRUCTURES INC TULARE CA
APEX GRANITE OUTLET INC CLOVIS CA
ARMSTRONG OLIVES CO PORTERVILLE CA
ARTHURS POOLS FRESNO CA
AWETA AMERICAS FRESNO CA
BEDROSIANS TILE E STONE PARAGON I FRESNO CA
BEDROSIANS TILES E STONE FRESNO FRESNO CA
BERMAD INC PORTERVILLE CA
BETTS SPRING COMPANY FRESNO CA
BLUE OCEAN ORGANICS INC FRESNO CA
BORGES USA INC FRESNO CA
BOWSMITH INC EXETER CA
BWGS WORMS WAY INC VISALIA CA
CALIFORNIA WIRECLOTH VISALIA CA
CALPINE CONTAINERS INC FRESNO CA
CARO NUT COMPANY FRESNO CA
CB PERFORMANCE FARMERSVILLE CA
CENTRAL DISTIBUTING FRESNO CA
CERTIFIED ORIGINS INC FRESNO CA
CLASSIC FRUIT CO FRESNO CA
COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VISALIA CA
COMPAC SORTING EQUIPMENT INC VISALIA CA
CORCORAN TIRE AND RECAPPING CO INC FRESNO CA
COUNTRY PLASTICS INC WOODLAKE CA
CYNARA WORLDWIDE SOURCING INC FRESNO CA
D L COMPANY PORTERVILLE CA
DAEIL USA INC VISALIA CA
DAYKA AND HACKETT LLC REEDLEY CA
DISCOVER VALVE CLOVIS CA
DONAGHY SALES INC FRESNO CA
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC FRESNO CA
DS WATERS FRESNO CA
DT1 RACING INC VISALIA CA
DUNCAN ENTERPRISES FRESNO CA
EAGLE CREEK INC VISALIA CA
EAGLEWING PRODUCTS INC FRESNO CA
FAMILY TREE FARMS MARKETING LLC REEDLEY CA
FINO SUPPLY CO CLOVIS CA
FISHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY TULARE CA
FLEETPRIDE GARDENA VISALIA CA
FRESH PACIFIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FRESNO CA
FRESNO MARBLE AND GRANITE FRESNO CA
FRESNO PIPE SUPPLY INC FRESNO CA
GARRY PACKING DEL REY CA
GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER CO VISALIA CA
GROUNDFOS MANUFACTURING CO FRESNO CA
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP KINGSBURG CA
HIT INC DBA OINK PTY LTD LINDSAY CA
HMC GROUP MARKETING  KINGSBURG CA
HOBBS CONTAINER COMPANY INC EXETER CA
ILOVETOCREATE FRESNO CA
INLANDSTAR DISTRIBUTION FRESNO CA
INTEGRATED AGRIBUSINESS FRESNO CA
KELLY BROTHERS INC EXETER CA
KGB INTERNATIONAL INC CLOVIS CA
KING FRESH LLC DINUBA CA
KINGBIRD SOLAR A FRESNO CA
KINGS RIVER PACKING INC SANGER CA
KINGSBURG ORCHARDS KINGSBURG CA
KW AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA INC CLOVIS CA
LIFESTYLE FURNITURE FRESNO CA
LOBUE BROS INC LINDSAY CA
LU CABINET & GRANITE CLOVIS CA
LUCKY SPECIAL PRODUCTS INC PORTERVILLE CA
MADEIRA USA LTD FRESNO CA
MIKE MCGAUGHYS CLASSIC FRESNO CA
MURDOC TECHNOLOGY LLC FRESNO CA
NAMMOURS INC VISALIA CA
NATIONAL DIVERSIFIED SALES FRESNO CA
NATIONALS DIVERSIFIED SALES IN LINDSAY CA
NETAFIM BUYING HOUSE INC FRESNO CA
NEW FLYER FRESNO FRESNO CA
NEW FLYER PARTS FRESNO CA
NEW FLYER SOUTHWEST FRESNO CA
NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCE BUYERS LTD FRESNO CA
OAG GLOBAL INC FRESNO CA
OLAM FARMING INC ON BEHAL OF FRESNO CA
OLAM SPICES AND VEGETABLES INC FRESNO CA
PACIFIC GRAIN FOODS FRESNO CA
PACIFIC TRELLIS FRUIT FRESNO CA
PANAPACIFIC DISTRIBUTORS CORP FRESNO CA
PARAGON INDUSTRIES INC FRESNO CA
PELCO INC CLOVIS CA
PENNY NEWMAN GRAIN COMPANY FRESNO CA
PENTAIR FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC FRESNO CA
PHILLIPS FARMS MARKETING VISALIA CA
PREFERRED WIRE PRODUCTS INC CLOVIS CA
PRO CITRUS NETWORK VISALIA CA
PRORACE PRODUCTS INTL INC FRESNO CA
REEF A DIVISION OF VF OUTDOOR LLC VISALIA CA
RLANG COMPANY VISALIA CA
RUSSO PACKAGING LLC CLOVIS CA
SAFCO OF AMERICA LLC VISALIA CA
SCRIMCO INC FRESNO CA
SERRANOS FURNITURE TULARE CA
SIERRA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS KINGSBURG CA
SMART DEGRADABLE AMERICAS INC CLOVIS CA
SORMA USA LLC VISALIA CA
SPIG USA INC REEDLEY CA
SUMMIT PRODUCE INC FRESNO CA
SUN GRAPE MARKETING VISALIA CA
SUNFRESH INTERNATIONAL LLC VISALIA CA
SUNLAND PRODUCTS OF CALIFORNIA KINGSBURG CA
SUNLINE INTERNATIONAL LLC FRESNO CA
SUNRISE MEDICAL FRESNO CA
THE COAST DISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM VISALIA CA
TRANPAK INC FRESNO CA
TRELEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS NW FRESNO CA
TRI MAG LLC VISALIA CA
TRINITY FRUIT SALES FRESNO CA
TSS NORCAL SERVICE CENTER FRESNO CA
TUCKER ROCKY DISTRIBUTING VISALIA CA
TUCKER ROCKY DISTRIBUTING TEXA VISALIA CA
VALHALLA SALES MARKETING KINGSBURG CA
VERSA MARKETING INC FRESNO CA
VINTAGE PRODUCE SALES KINGSBURG CA
VISALIA HILTI DISTRIBUTION CEN VISALIA CA
VWR INTERNATINAL VISALIA CA
VWR INTERNATIONAL VISALIA CA
VWR VISALIA RDC VISALIA CA
WAGNER TUNING INC FRESNO CA
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT INC FRESNO CA
WATERMAN INDUSTRIES EXETER CA
WILLIAMS IMPORT CO INC FRESNO CA
XPEDX FRESNO CA
YOUNGSTOWN GRAPE DISTRIBUTORS INC REEDLEY CA

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