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Originally Posted by GGG
If that’s the position why would Trump implement any destructive Tarrifs when he has no one to negotiate with. The stick has no purpose if you can’t use it to coerce.
What’s the difference here between what could have been say a Feb 28th election and a May 15th election?
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The word 'destructive' is very asymmetrically applied in this situation. It will have a much smaller impact on the US broadly. Letting up on Canada to wait for a mandated government could undermine Trump's current and future threats to other countries as well. Without a meaningful price to pay, I see no reason why he won't implement tariffs on Canada right out of the gate.