Tariffs Catch-All | 4-week delays on many Mexico and CDN tariffs

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Not a fan of tariffs in all cases with the exception of retaliatory tariffs.

Trump and Biden have both buggered the bulk of US citizens to pay back a small group of political supporters.
 
gtyellowjacket said:
Not a fan of tariffs in all cases with the exception of retaliatory tariffs.

Trump and Biden have both buggered the bulk of US citizens to pay back a small group of political supporters.
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Once again, it's not really a both-sides thing. Trump put in the tariffs; Biden rescinded some but not all. I don't know if he would have rescinded them all if given a blank slate, but obviously he can't do that when his political position is perilous. And if you truly hate tariffs, then you wouldn't both sides this. You'd root for Biden and just understand that we can't have perfection. Fewer tariffs are better.
 
superrific said:
I don't think I ever rode in one. When I was in India, Tata had expanded into passenger vehicles, and my wife's family (now ex-wife) had a Tata van. I asked them about Maruti and they said Maruti sucks. I don't know. Can't speak to the topic.
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You definitely missed out. Tata, though, certainly makes nice vehicles and I can understand why one would purchase one.
 
Using an older existing Tariffs thread to use as a stand-alone Tariffs thread, which several posters seemed to prefer.

 
I eat an avocado pretty much everyday and they’re already kind of pricey. This is gonna make them much worse, along with a ton of other products. Just 🤬
 
Now maga has to touch the "fafo" stove again.

How does this end for maga? What is their best possible outcome?

1. Admit that they are ignorant and foolish and voted for a conman who is incompetent, ignorant, and an asshole
2. Realize that trump is a conman who robbed the United States for the benefit of himself, the oligarchs, and thebroligarchs
3. Russia, Russia, Russia wasn't a hoax and Putin gets more than he eer dreamed
4. The end of the United States as a global superpower and the rise of authoritarians with the resulting worldwide pain and suffering is their god's will
 
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‘We will be ready’: Joly says Canada is prepared as Trump confirms tariffs coming tomorrow

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is prepared for a trade war with the U.S., should President Donald Trump implement the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened, as promised, on Tuesday.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is prepared for a trade war with the U.S., should President Donald Trump implement the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened, as promised, on Tuesday.

“We will be ready,” Joly told reporters on Parliament Hill Monday, categorizing Trump’s tariffs as “an existential threat.”

Trump first threatened the punishing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods in late November, with the stated aim of stopping the flow of illegal migrants and drugs crossing the border from Canada into the U.S.

After signing an executive order on Feb. 1 to implement the levies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau struck an 11th-hour deal to delay them for 30 days.

Canada’s retaliatory tariff plan includes two phases, announced by Trudeau last month, said to total $30 billion in U.S. goods in the immediate term. A further round of tariffs on a wider list of American products, valued at $125 billion, is expected to come into effect 21 days later, following a public comment period.

Joly said that plan is still in place.
 

Newly re-elected Premier Doug Ford doubled down Monday on his threat to cut off electricity flowing from Ontario to several American states if the U.S. moves ahead with tariffs.

"If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything — including cutting off their energy — with a smile on my face," Ford said during his first news conference since winning a third majority last week. Ontario is a major electricity exporter to New York, Michigan and Minnesota.

"They need to feel the pain. They want to come at us? We've got to go back twice as hard," Ford continued.


The comments came on the eve of U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and 10 per cent on energy.
 
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Preliminary duties on Canadian softwood lumber announced

B.C. forest sector could face double whammy of both duties and tariffs
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The U.S. Commerce Department today announced new preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports of 20 per cent.

Canadian softwood lumber producers already pay 14.4 per cent, on average, in anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

The duties won’t become final until August, when final determinations are expected to be made.

“It is deeply disappointing that the U.S. continues to impose these protectionist trade measures” said Kurt Niquidet, president of the BC Lumber Trade Council.

“The fact remains that the United States relies on Canadian softwood lumber imports and these duties will harm not only the B.C. forestry industry, but also U.S. consumers, who will bear some of the cost”.

Today’s release of the new preliminary duties is just the first shot across the bow in what is expected to be a nasty trade war, with additional tariffs that may be layered on top of duties.

"Today's announcement comes amidst U.S. President Donald J. Trump's threat to put a 25 per cent tariff on all products exported from our country to the United States, compounding the challenges for this important industry in B.C.," said B.C. Premier David Eby.
 
DiehardHeelFan said:
I eat an avocado pretty much everyday and they’re already kind of pricey. This is gonna make them much worse, along with a ton of other products. Just 🤬
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Avocados are also a big part of my diet, and they are about the only healthy food my son is excited to eat. So boo to this.
 
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