The Tariff Thread

[Swift]

After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement.

Either he still doesn't know how tariffs work, or he's wilfully misrepresenting as usual. Mexico wasn't the one who would be paying the tariffs.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I'm torn. I understand Ford's perspective - no more pauses, no more compromises, just get rid of the tariffs and we'll get rid of ours. Can't live in this realm of uncertainty. But at the same time, keeping the tariffs on just hurts Canadians. And the message to the American people still needs to be, "we don't want a trade war, we're just responding to your guy doing this".

So I think we should do the same thing we did last month.

Originally Posted by Swift

Either he still doesn't know how tariffs work, or he's wilfully misrepresenting as usual. Mexico wasn't the one who would be paying the tariffs.

I’m still convinced that he doesn’t even know what a tariff is, let alone how it actually works. Dude is the dumbest person on earth.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by direwolf

I’m still convinced that he doesn’t even know what a tariff is, let alone how it actually works. Dude is the dumbest person on earth.

But he is smarter than everyone in this thread.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by Swift

Either he still doesn't know how tariffs work, or he's wilfully misrepresenting as usual. Mexico wasn't the one who would be paying the tariffs.

There isn't any confusion on Trumps part of how Tariffs work. It serves his purpose to communicate them to the US people as other countries 'paying' (All that bluster about the 'EXTERNAL' Revenue service) etc to hide the fact that his tariffs are actually setting up to be the largest tax hike in US history. US consumers pay while his actual constituents, US business owners, benefit from lower competition allowing them to raise their prices and lower taxes.

The lower taxes funded from essentially gutting the entire government with DOGE and charging tariffs on imports.

[greyshep]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Yup, looks like the full pause is only for Mexico. What a petulant a**hole. Pretty clear at this point that Trump’s beef has nothing to do with any of the previous excuses he’s used, or even with Canada itself. He just seems to hate Trudeau to the extent that he’s willing to damage the economies of both countries just to spite him. This is obviously personal.

Everything is personal with Trump. The guy is the thinnest skinned idiot ever to be in the public eye. Everything about him is about revenge and personal vendettas even if it means doing irreparable harm (see Ukraine) to others to acheive his own personal satisfaction.

How people have fallen under his spell is something that I will never understand.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Not only for his tech bro's get to buy low they profit on short selling the crashes. It's going to be total Oligarchy with his territory of North America where he occupies Canada and Greenland in his very own Soviet style Union. Speak out too much and you'll be working in a Gulag somewhere in the Arctic Edmonton....

Shudder...

[Johnny Makarov]

From CBC, sounds like the orange rapist was dropping Fbombs on Trudeau yesterday.

GO OUT WITH A BANG!! Tell the orange melon that he won't be allowed into Canada ever! because he is an orange felon.

[Fuzz]

So what's gonna happy in 6 months when everything costs more, job losses are sky high, and no one can get any government services or supports? Does everyone just accept it because they are so brainwashed? Will fear of imprisonment keep everyone quiet? Guns? Guns? Guns?

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

So what's gonna happy in 6 months when everything costs more, job losses are sky high, and no one can get any government services or supports? Does everyone just accept it because they are so brainwashed? Will fear of imprisonment keep everyone quiet? Guns? Guns? Guns?

"Turns out the Biden economy was even worse than we feared, and it's still hurting Americans long after President Trump has put the wheels in motion to make everything great, it's just going to take a bit longer. Tune in next week."

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

"Turns out the Biden economy was even worse than we feared, and it's still hurting Americans long after President Trump has put the wheels in motion to make everything great, it's just going to take a bit longer. Tune in next week."

Ok, so relying on the stupidity of Americans. Probably a decent bet. Hasn't done him wrong so far.

[Johnny Makarov]

Ford putting an export tax on energy sent to 3 US States. They will remain until all threats of tariffs will be removed.

[Dion]

My brother who lives in Northern Minnesota was not happy when he heard Ontario Premier Doug Ford announce he was slapping 25% tariffs on electricity being shipped to Minnesota on Monday. He's a Democrat living in an area surrounded by stupid and ignorant MAGA Republicans and understands why Ford is doing it.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Dodsdomd

For as much that republicans deny climate change i also think this has to do with places like Arizona etc becoming unlivable someday sooner than later. There will be northern migration at some point. And also those sweet sweet natural resources of course. Because enough wealth is just never enough.

Also all the water we have, to keep those arid, U.S. Southwest areas livable for longer.

[Buff]

Why don't we just ban Tesla from Canada until all of Trump's Tariff's are gone?

[direwolf]

I’m certain that Lutnick and the majority of the GOP are well aware of how much the U.S. truly relies on Canadian products and energy, etc.. and that some kind of deal needs to be hammered out at some point before these tariffs do significant damage to their economy. The problem is trying to convince the orange dips***.

As long as he’s obsessed with tariffs, his underlings will just continue to parrot the same bull*** reasoning they’ve been using for the last 6 weeks. “It’s the fentanyl! It’s the trade deficit! It’s because they don’t allow our banks to operate on their soil!” And around and around we go for the next several weeks/months/years.

God I hate this timeline.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by direwolf

I’m certain that Lutnick and the majority of the GOP are well aware of how much the U.S. truly relies on Canadian products and energy, etc.. and that some kind of deal needs to be hammered out at some point before these tariffs do significant damage to their economy. The problem is trying to convince the orange dips***.

As long as he’s obsessed with tariffs, his underlings will just continue to parrot the same bull*** reasoning they’ve been using for the last 6 weeks. “It’s the fentanyl! It’s the trade deficit! It’s because they don’t allow our banks to operate on their soil!” And around and around we go for the next several weeks/months/years.

God I hate this timeline.

Lutnick and the rest of them are just lackeys who don't question anything Trump does.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Dion

Lutnick and the rest of them are just lackeys who don't question anything Trump does.

Oh absolutely, when they’re in front of Trump or in front of the cameras, for sure. But I’m willing to bet that in private, most of them are probably going “these tariffs are a stupid idea.”

[Johnny Makarov]

Tariffs on Canada now lifted for a month.

[nik-]

My stomach is pretty solid, I've never puked on roller coasters, sketchy ferries or boats, airplane drops, etc, but I want off this ride.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Tariffs on Canada now lifted for a month.

Whatever, you can't unscramble an egg. Whenever it can be avoided, I will never buy anything American again and I think most Canadian probably feel the same way.

Even if tariffs get completely lifted, we can't go back to being friends like before. It's all business from now on.