Trudeau tells Trump: Tariff war will shut American factories

[jyek@sh.itjust.works]

I feel like a good countermeasure to tariffs would be to implement export tariffs. I'm not an economist but if you tax your own businesses exporting to the US and there are import fees on the other end as well, the importer gets absolutely screwed and will have to pass that along to the customer as well. Meaning a 25% tariff in the US could effectively be whatever price Canada wants it to be for the end consumer. Effectively turn the carrot into a stick.

[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

You made an analogy with talking to a robber

[natakunox@lemmy.world]

Because of the electoral college...

[natakunox@lemmy.world]

Exactly. So target then directly. Targeting blue voters will just push them right.

[notsteve_@lemmy.ca]

Canada could start ignoring American intellectual property rights, or shutting off power exports to places like NY.

[gammelfisch@lemmy.world]

Yep and lot of them are from the agricultural counties that abuse illegal labor and need water for their crops and livestock. I was laughing, I know I shouldn't, when the Orange Fucktard released the water. for nothing.

[activ8r@sh.itjust.works]

That poor thing has been lifelessly spinning for at least 9 years now... Someone should put it out of its misery.

I know Luigi doesn't traditionally deal with hamsters, but he does have experience with general extermination, so maybe it'll translate.

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Of course I am talking about the Mario bros and their turtle extermination side hustle... For legal reasons.

[jamablaya@lemmy.today]

You clearly haven't, or you would know all that happened.

[jamablaya@lemmy.today]

Congratulations, you just proved Canada doesn't manufacture fuck all as compared,

[mapleengineer@lemmy.world]

Ok Trumper.

[jamablaya@lemmy.today]

That the best you got? Read those numbers and fucking think.

[mapleengineer@lemmy.world]

Ok Trumper