Economy Why Trump is doing all this ? What is the end-game of this ?

[avenue94]

Canada, China and Mexico are where all of our fentanyl comes from. Neither Mexico or Canada is doing anything about it.

Something tells me you don't feel the same way about the flow of guns into Mexico via the US. Fentanyl is just a cop out excuse from people who are trying to justify awful economic policy.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Resources. Someone probably told Trump that China is building infrastructure all over the developing world to obtain resources rights and he decides to jump the line.

Yeah, US losing ground in Africa and South America but the arctic is virgin ground ripe for the taking

 

[jk7707]

Project 2025. Simple. Trump himself, really doesn't give a fuck about any specific policy other than getting revenge on the people he thinks wronged him since 2020. But the lackeys he's surrounded himself with this time are all extremists looking to destroy the way the federal government operates so that they can install ideological sycophants into positions that were, up to this point non-partisan.

 

[wlu.29]

To get what he wants. It's hardball negotiation because he has all the leverage.

Elaborate on what a successful negotiation for trump and the US people in this case?

Give some specific end goals

 

[The Diplomat]

Yeah, US losing ground in Africa and South America but the arctic is virgin ground ripe for the taking

To do what, find the Decepticons?

We've been idiots regarding the actual prize, so let's look towards the snow instead of doing literally anything else regarding our geopolitical power. 5D chess.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

To do what, find the Decepticons?

We've been idiots regarding the actual prize, so let's look towards the snow instead of doing literally anything else regarding our geopo.

Arctic nations are squaring up to exploit the region's rich natural resources

The Arctic is on the cusp of extraordinary change as a host of countries move in on its oil, gas, rare metals and fishing resources

geographical.co.uk

A Green Gold Rush: The Race for Critical Minerals Heats Up the Arctic

As the global demand for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) grows, the Arctic region is gaining attention from surveyors and corporations.

meta.eeb.org

 

[Khaosan]

Enjoy your 25% tariffs red states lmao

 

[nixkid]

Don't act like you not all really curious to see the outcome of this experiment. It'll basically be the ultimate answer to the fundamental question "international free trade: Is it good?".

We did it 100 years ago. It was called the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.

Here was everyone's favorite Republican politician (until Trump turned the party into a cult) explaining his opinion of it (spoiler: he hated it so much he voted for a Democrat).

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Elaborate on what a successful negotiation for trump and the US people in this case?

Give some specific end goals

Look at his 'negotiation' with Colombia last week. That's what it will look like. Total and utter victory.

 

[Zazen]

I just found this video. If I watched this months ago I would have wrote this off as some crackhead conspiracy. Everything in this video is happening now wtf. Perhaps this is the end game? Tough pill to swallow but it does appear to be taking shape.

 

[Kingz]

It strengthens nationalism

Look at Trudeau today. Buy Canadian! I’m surprised he didn’t call himself a nazi in the middle of his speech.

 

[Deleted member 267581]

Yeah, yeah, people keep saying this and yet Canada is threatening tariffs of their own.

lol yeah this is retaliatory, which is why people said tarrifs don’t work dumbass

 

[Croo67]

How crazy that a country’s leader putting their country first is such a foreign idea to people.

 

[Cajun]

OK so if the tariffs do end up going through, that would mean that the goal actually was the tariffs and not a better deal, right?
If that happens, would you disapprove of them?

We've had close to a trllion dollars in trade deficit... don't know that you could get much worse....

 

[Deleted member 267581]

Well...yeah. What did you think was gonna happen? That Canada was gonna just eat it? Mexico will also be be retaliating with tariffs of their own. China too, I'm sure.

You know me. I'm a Trump fan, but he's out to lunch on this one. If you tariff the world as the epicenter of trade, the world is just gonna look elsewhere to trade. The US ain't the only game in town. They may be convenient for other nations to trade with at the moment, but that can change. Especially when you start taxing the fuck out of your trade partners to the point where they will look elsewhere. Short gains...if there are gains at all for the US by such a move.

Wow. A maga Canadian educating a maga American on why tariffs don’t work. Clearly Canadian education is much better than the shit we have in America and this is a clear example of. This is beautiful

 

[Gas121]

Donald is basically using tariffs as a way to bully other countries to bend over and get what he wants. He believes everybody will cave but It will probably back fire horribly long term as the US will isolate themselves and be looked at as less friendly. Expect other countries to follow suit with their own tariffs and give the middle finger.

It will be funny when his voters realize this is inflationary and will be the ones in fact bending over backwards getting shafted to foot the bill.

 

[Deleted member 267581]

I mean this as respectfully as possible, but you have several posts about tariffs ITT that just sort of indicate you don’t understand them all that well.

Seano didn’t graduate high school. You’re being too nice

Tarrifs can be a useful tool when used in a targeted way for a specific purpose. Biden had tariffs on China, just measured and targeted ones. Trump’s are not measured and targeted. Of course it’s possible to hurt sales of an imported good with a tariff. But the sales that do exist cost Americans more, and you do risk the other country imposing tariffs in return. That happened last time with China; they responded with soybean tariffs that killed our farmers, and we had to bail them out using the very billions that came from our pockets due to Trump’s tariffs. The whole thing was stupid. The trade war finally ended when China promised to buy more of our stuff—but they lied and never did. It hurt our farmers and cost us all more money, and it was all for nothing. Tariffs like Trump is trying to do now just make no sense.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

A lot of fentanyl comes from Canada and its killing a lot of Americans.

Look it up it's not much Fentanyl coming from Canada. Very little in fact in the larger scope of things.

 

[Lycandroid]

Look it up it's not much Fentanyl coming from Canada. Very little in fact in the larger scope of things.

Unfortunately that isn't true. The truth is we have no idea how much is crossing the border as its a free for all. Gangs are so powerful that they are operating above the law, when they get caught they are released in short order.

We also only scan 1% of cargo coming into Canadian ports, so we have no idea how much Fentanyl is coming into Canada, being manufactured here and sent across the border.

 

[therealdope]

It strengthens nationalism

Look at Trudeau today. Buy Canadian! I’m surprised he didn’t call himself a nazi in the middle of his speech.

He's in a bind. He can't just cozy up to China, like he probably wants to, given the spying and liber candidate scandals.