NegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoTrudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesdaytoronto.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square324fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down112
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minus-squarekanata@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·1 day 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-up1·15 hours agoEasy. By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion. Then, Trump buckles.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 day agoAnd it’s a little telling that China, of all countries, did nothing.
minus-squareveni_vedi_veni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoHe tariffs his former allies at 25%, and China at 10% because Tik Tok helped him. Absolute univariate thinking…
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours 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.
Easy.
By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion.
Then, Trump buckles.
*soon to be former superpower
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).