Economy Donald trump announce tariffs for steel and aluminium on Canada and Mexico , starting feb.9th

[HereticBD]

It's the gap erasing via Mark Carney that I have a hard time believing. I strongly doubt most of the electorate even knows who the guy is but we're supposed to believe he'd somehow just make the gap disappear over night?

Yeah, it doesn't seem realistic.

No matter what, when they do choose a new leader, get ready for a Kamala-like media blitzkrieg of questionable polls and false hope.

 

[Andy Capp]

I was surprised by the new tariffs as the countries were communicating and Canada agreed to the 10k troops with a fentanyl czar. If it's a permanent thing then I don't support it. Ultimately we are good partners. Goods are similar in cost I think on most things. China I get as even Canada has extra import tariffs on China to protect domestic products like steel. But overall, Trump already got movement on things he wanted and I wish he would just meet and discuss. @cottagecheesefan what's your take? Also, if you are a cottage cheese fan... that stuff is disgusting.

As I said before, it's because Trump cut a side deal with the premier of Alberta and little PP. Trump already had movement on what he wanted last December.

Have you noticed that the tariffs target Eastern Canada almost exclusively? Well, except for the token 10% on energy, which is just for show. I bet American importers of Alberta petrochemicals are already in line to receive an exemption for that.

I don't know why you would want that troll's opinion. It's not worth a fuck. But I guess we can agree to disagree on that as well.

 

[Cajun]

As I said before, it's because Trump cut a side deal with the premier of Alberta and little PP. Trump already had movement on what he wanted last December.

Have you noticed that the tariffs target Eastern Canada almost exclusively? Well, except for the token 10% on energy, which is just for show. I bet American importers of Alberta petrochemicals are already in line to receive an exemption for that.

I don't know why you would want that troll's opinion. It's not worth a fuck. But I guess we can agree to disagree on that as well.

I haven't looked into the tariffs specifically. Only that they got thrown out there. Cottagecheese has been saying that it's negotiations but this doesn't look like it. Just wanted to get his take. I don't know him well enough to know if he trolls at all in here but he had some honest takes on some of the rhetoric.

 

[DoctorTaco]

Meaningless. Like putting a warning on cigarette packaging. Or beer ads that say to 'enjoy responsibly.'

Research shows that new users of SSPs are five times more likely to enter drug treatment and about three times more likely to stop using drugs

 

[NoSmilez]

No I don't. What I believe is that we'd be better off as part of the richest and most powerful nation on earth. Everyone would.

Canadians should be jumping at the chance to join the world's largest economy.

WTF! You are a Canadian MAGA person too?

 

[cottagecheesefan]

I was surprised by the new tariffs as the countries were communicating and Canada agreed to the 10k troops with a fentanyl czar. If it's a permanent thing then I don't support it. Ultimately we are good partners. Goods are similar in cost I think on most things. China I get as even Canada has extra import tariffs on China to protect domestic products like steel. But overall, Trump already got movement on things he wanted and I wish he would just meet and discuss. @cottagecheesefan what's your take? Also, if you are a cottage cheese fan... that stuff is disgusting.

I think this goes back to what I was starting to say in the other thread prior to both Canada and Mexico agreeing to send troops to the border and there being a pause. But that was blanket tariffs, where this is specific. I am sure he did discuss it with them during their talks tho.

But he said throughout his campaign though that it isn’t just the border, he legit wants to reduce the trade deficit and/or get companies to come to the US to avoid tariffs.

In this case with steel, he specifically mentions car manufacturing where companies move from the US to Mexico, giving them jobs and growth. He wants the manufacturing back. Has been very open about it

 

[Cajun]

I think this goes back to what I was starting to say in the other thread prior to both Canada and Mexico agreeing to send troops to the border and there being a pause. But that was blanket tariffs, where this is specific. I am sure he did discuss it with them during their talks tho.

But he said throughout his campaign though that it isn’t just the border, he legit wants to reduce the trade deficit and/or get companies to come to the US to avoid tariffs.

In this case with steel, he specifically mentions car manufacturing where companies move from the US to Mexico, giving them jobs and growth. He wants the manufacturing back. Has been very open about it

Mexico I see but Canada not so much. The trading with Canada is pretty close. Andy's point about a deal with Poilievre may be something. Tariffs on cars made from outside the US makes more sense for Mexico or incentives for domestically manufactured cars no?

 

[rikibobby]

Mexico I see but Canada not so much. The trading with Canada is pretty close. Andy's point about a deal with Poilievre may be something. Tariffs on cars made from outside the US makes more sense for Mexico or incentives for domestically manufactured cars no?

Poilievre has not spoken with Trump and holds no water as the opposition. What are you talking about?

 

[Cajun]

Poilievre has not spoken with Trump and holds no water as the opposition. What are you talking about?

That is @Andy Capp take on possibly a deal was struck. It is not my idea but threw in the speculation as a reason.

 

[shinkyoku]

This is going to make Grumpy Trumpy wildly popular among his base to start with (the ones that do not understand how tariffs work anyway, but that seems to be most of them). But I wonder how they will feel when the cost starts to filter down to them in the coming months.
Because while increased profits for the companies will not trickle down to the common man, increased costs will certainly do so.