NegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agoTrudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesdaytoronto.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square328fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.07Karrow-down1external-linkTrudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesdaytoronto.citynews.caNegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square328fedilink
minus-squarekanata@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down10·3 days agoHow are you going to have a trade war with a superpower? it’s just a losing battle and it will hurt regular Canadians the most.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoEasy. By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion. Then, Trump buckles.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·3 days agoAnd it’s a little telling that China, of all countries, did nothing.
minus-squareveni_vedi_veni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoHe tariffs his former allies at 25%, and China at 10% because Tik Tok helped him. Absolute univariate thinking…
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days ago10% additional on China, on top of the tariffs put in place in his first term (and kept in place during Biden).
How are you going to have a trade war with a superpower? it’s just a losing battle and it will hurt regular Canadians the most.
*soon to be former superpower
Easy.
By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion.
Then, Trump buckles.
And it’s a little telling that China, of all countries, did nothing.
He tariffs his former allies at 25%, and China at 10% because Tik Tok helped him. Absolute univariate thinking…
10% additional on China, on top of the tariffs put in place in his first term (and kept in place during Biden).