A reminder that the entire north American auto industry shutting down because the Mad Emperor decided to is kinda bad! Iirc - many/most factories are in states Trump won- thoughts & prayers.
it takes years to build and set up factories. this had already begun under the biden govt through the chips and science act and the inflation reduction act where billions was spent to lure foreign companies to build factories here. the manufacturing plants that have or will open from the factory construction boom was because of those acts not tariffs. you only have to look at nba/nfl/nhl owners. if they don't like the taxes, they leave. don't give them public money to build, they leave. they go where a govt offers them the best enticements.
Even if this was the plan (and we're dealing with a deranged person) This won't work. Tariffs are happening right now - a tax cut would take weeks to assemble and months to have an effect. The auto plants that will close and the produce that rots etc - tax cut does nothing to help. Nothing.
Neither of our opinions on tariffs matter. Fact is Trump is squeezing out the Democrats in Canada at the expense of Americans. TBH, it doesn't seem like a very high expense. Im sure Americans will be fine paying a little extra for maple syrup and crappy Tim Hortans. Mexico on the other hands is a different story. Trump isn't dealing with stupid woke democrats in this arena.
Just part of a long message from the President of United Auto Workers after Trump won the election... We stand for taking on corporations that break their promises to American workers. And we stand against the same things we’ve always stood against. We will never support the destruction of the union movement. We will never support efforts to divide and conquer the working class by nationality, race, and gender. We will never support handouts to the ultra-wealthy or paying for it by cutting crucial federal investments. We are unafraid to confront any politician who takes actions that harm the working class, our communities and our unions.
Imagine being such a dumbass that you think our main imports from Canada are maple syrup. Man your brain has been totally fried ever since you started using social media. You used to be an above average poster but you're just a utter donk nowadays.
Well of course its a problem. Its just a matter of perspective. Lets see if its more effective than sanctions on Russia. Hilarious
Decoupling from US is a good thing for Canada, it will come with a hefty price tag but well be worth it in a long run
Why can the President unilaterally fire FBI agents? Why can the President unilaterally fire inspector generals whos job it is to investigate waste and fraud in the government? Why is it legal for the president to instruct criminal investigations on anyone he wants? The entire system is broken. Trump is just taking advantage of what previous presidents dared not to do
We have been sanctioning Russia since 2018, we have been fine. Like what is your perspective? Dont you care about people.
Trump is either a dumb ass or a double-agent hellbent on destabilizing the US (probably both). Even Project 2025 advocates for free trade and cautions against the use of tariffs. And the criteria for ending tariffs are not clear at all. He ties non-trade issues (fentanyl and illegal immigration) to the reason for the tariffs, using fake crises to cause a very real economic one. From Project 2025:
I agree he shouldnt be able to, but hes able to because hes declared an emergency due to fenetenyl and this measure is part of applying pressure to stop it.
