NegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agoTrudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesdaytoronto.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square274fedilinkarrow-up11.06K
arrow-up11.06Kexternal-linkTrudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesdaytoronto.citynews.caNegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square274fedilink
minus-squarekanata@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 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-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoAnd it’s a little telling that China, of all countries, did nothing.
minus-squareveni_vedi_veni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoHe tariffs his former allies at 25%, and China at 10% because Tik Tok helped him. Absolute univariate thinking…
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days ago10% additional on China, on top of the tariffs put in place in his first term (and kept in place during Biden).
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoEasy. By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion. Then, Trump buckles.
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
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).
Easy.
By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion.
Then, Trump buckles.