I wasn’t referring to our select tariffs I was referring to the orange baboon being allowed to, by Canada’s lack of response, give relief to certain industries where a tariff would hurt the U.S… If we let him pick and choose without making all his constituents feel the pinch I think we’re giving him an easy win. Now I’m not entirely against Canada doing selective retaliation against mostly red states but I question the whole approach to tariffs at all. My preference would be for Canada to add an export tax. Appease trump by saying yeh, you’re right, we’ve been totally unfair to you (or something like that), so we’re going to tax all our exports to level the playing field. Then Canada keeps the money and trump can’t raise money through this approach to trade. Now I don’t discount that he would still have tariffs and so this would be a double hit to Canadian exports, but I’m curious how this would play out.
For the auto industry, turning an $80000 truck to a $100000 would negatively impact our citizens and Mexico’s as well as the US. Our tariffs are focused to give us as little pain and the US as much pain as possible.
I am totally for export tariffs, I think the oil we send them should have it (also should be at market value not whatever% off) and the electricity we sell them should as well. I personally would prolly go farther so good thing I am not in charge, I am an adult but I am also vindictive so not the best choice for a leader hehe. I like that some of our Premiers (even my shit gibbon of a Premier) have decided to pull US alcohol off our shelves, I’d guess that if they didn’t those spaces would have the dustiest bottles in the whole store, many of us are no longer buying US products anyway.
Because unlike the orange baboon, we have adults in charge and they are targeting specific things to hurt the states and minimize damage to us
I wasn’t referring to our select tariffs I was referring to the orange baboon being allowed to, by Canada’s lack of response, give relief to certain industries where a tariff would hurt the U.S… If we let him pick and choose without making all his constituents feel the pinch I think we’re giving him an easy win. Now I’m not entirely against Canada doing selective retaliation against mostly red states but I question the whole approach to tariffs at all. My preference would be for Canada to add an export tax. Appease trump by saying yeh, you’re right, we’ve been totally unfair to you (or something like that), so we’re going to tax all our exports to level the playing field. Then Canada keeps the money and trump can’t raise money through this approach to trade. Now I don’t discount that he would still have tariffs and so this would be a double hit to Canadian exports, but I’m curious how this would play out.
For the auto industry, turning an $80000 truck to a $100000 would negatively impact our citizens and Mexico’s as well as the US. Our tariffs are focused to give us as little pain and the US as much pain as possible.
I am totally for export tariffs, I think the oil we send them should have it (also should be at market value not whatever% off) and the electricity we sell them should as well. I personally would prolly go farther so good thing I am not in charge, I am an adult but I am also vindictive so not the best choice for a leader hehe. I like that some of our Premiers (even my shit gibbon of a Premier) have decided to pull US alcohol off our shelves, I’d guess that if they didn’t those spaces would have the dustiest bottles in the whole store, many of us are no longer buying US products anyway.