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Originally Posted by FlameyMcFlameFace
I'm not going at you, Butterfly, I simply want to pick your brain for a moment as it seems you are the other perspective.
What is your stance on what the Canadian government should do in response to these tariffs? If may, can I ask why?
Im just trying to truly understand everyones perspective.
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Sure, happy to oblige. I think the Canadian government has a duty to do the best thing for Canadian citizens, which is to not harm them. If I were them I would do nothing.
Trump doing this to our three biggest trade partners simply hurts American consumers. Why would you want to raise prices for your own consumers? It's senseless and leads to an inefficient allocation of resources. Chinese, Mexicans, and Canadians can bring unique goods and services to market at a better price than Americans can, and they're all things that we desire. Trump is lying when he claims "we don't need them", because if we could get these things for cheaper we would already be doing it.
So if they're happy to trade with us, why not do it? It really should have nothing to do with the government as it's obvious interference between parties willing to trade.
If I were Canada I certainly would not want to increase prices on my own consumers in an attempt to demonstrate some false sense of strength.