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Keep boycotting US goods, people. Even if no tariff comes to pass, we need to swing away from our dependence on US trade.
Hell, I want to boycott US goods and I'm an American living in America!
I’ve been trying to de-billionaire my life lately. The strategy at the moment for spending money is:
Buy nothing, if possible. Then buy used, if I have to spend money. If I can’t buy used, then buy local. If I can’t buy local, then buy Canadian or Mexican.
Dont let your dreams be dreams.
I wanted a hamburger. Instead I ordered chicken Tikka Masala. I think that's about all that's in my power to do at this point...
I had Schnitzel instead of chicken-fried steak.
Moving all my data and hosting shit to euro-socialist countries. Tired of this doge and orange pony show.
More like a moron in living in America
What exactly is the point of this? By buying foreign products, you pay the US government in whatever import tariff as part of the cost. I'd rather support domestic American businesses over the US government.
What's the point of... what? Boycotting American products? I didn't say I was starting an immediate total cut-off of all of them. Our current stupid government just inspires the desire to do this or something meaningful...
Literally do that if you can buy Canadian instead.
Buying Canadian just got 25% easier!
SMAE!
I hope the various provinces continue to not shelve US alcohol. Trump said he was pausing the tariffs. When he says he's canceling them, then ease off.
Actually... As an American, I can also prioritize Canadian goods, I'm guessing. Maybe we can do both, from both sides of things?
This said, if the ploy here is to milk those goods for money via terrifs and then point to them as a huge success, it may only harm the situation...
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The thing is, it's almost certain that the orange idiot will do this again next month, next quarter, next year, ad infinitum. He's also shown that it's mostly bluster, Canada called his bluff and he blinked. So now it's noise, risk, and unnecessary cost.
There's also no confidence that this nonsense will stop in four years, no confidence that another Trump won't be elected next time.
America's burned the last shred of respect it had left, and it's gone, for decades if not forever.
Every other country is going to do its best to divest itself of every dependency on the USA it can; find other buyers and find other sellers.
Canada should keep imposing the Tariffs until March.
Trump didn't expect Canada to hit back, so he is unprepared for the fallout. If Canada also pauses until March, Trump will use the time to prepare and he'll reimpose the Tariffs in march
This is the part the media and the economists get wrong. This was never about trade or the economy. Trump understands neither. What he does understand is power. Control. It is how he has always "negotiated". Find some pressure points you control, press on it (even if it makes no sense or, worse, actually causes suffering) and then wait for someone to offer something and declare victory.
No grand plan, no scheme, no 3d chess, no deep thought. Just flex and collect.
My thoughts, exactly.
This move was simple intelligence gathering. Now he knows how the world will respond to this threat. He's far more prepared to do it for real the next time.
Canada should hold their ground and call his bluff. Make him suffer for just the idea of threatening us.
I’m an American in a blue state and I voted for Kamala. I fully support this!
American in a swing state, voted blue down ballot. Make us suffer for electing this moron.
And... Trump blinked.
Sort of, I’d say he winced. He still got a stronger boarder which was something he was wanting (cause Canada is the problem /s) but obviously the trade deficit didn’t change.
We’ll truly know if he is blinking if he follows through on the tariffs in a month. I just hope Canada (and others) wake up and realise they can’t depend on the US anymore. They should diversify themselves as much as possible as quickly as possible
The increase in border security spending was announced back in December. The only real change announced today is that Canada will now stick the bogus title of Fentanyl Czar on someone. Oh, and the fact that Canadians now will actively avoid any American products. Great job mango Mussolini.
Oh interesting, didn't know about that. So Trump can pretend he made a deal that was already done just by getting Canada to throw in 'Fentanyl Czar'. What a deal maker /s
Hope Canada continues to avoid American products and diversifies who they supply their exports to
Yup, my understanding is that Mexico's "deal" was the same. They'd already made those commitments very early on in the "negotiations".
This whole ease off of tarrifs has just been Trump backing down and announcing the things he already had. You can never lose when every loss is a win.
I think prince andrew has free time on his hands.
For the record, a trade deficit is not a bad thing, Trump is just obsessed with it because he's an idiot.
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Border.
And he didn't get a "stronger border", he got Canada to pretend to take a non-problem seriously.
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Myself and a lot of other Canadians have already started avoiding American goods, even before these tarrifs were set to go into place
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All that noise lol.
First tariffs on "day 1" , then Feb 1, then Feb 4, now Mar 1. I wonder how much more credibility he even has left on this.
He... Never had any credibility? Everybody knows Trump doesn't understand anything, and all his decisions are fed to him by handlers/oligarchs/lobbyists.
Gonna be agonizing to live through 4+ years of this bullshit. We need to run them scared out of here.
i think trump was bluffing
Nicely done, Canada.
Not sure this was a Canadian win? We had to commit a billion to border security and USA had to commit to status quo for 30 days.
I'm pretty sure it is.
Trump only really manages good things by accident, but in my view, it's objectively a good thing seeing Non-US countries committing more to their own security. Also, at least here in the US, tens of millions can't afford an unexpected $400 expense without going further into debt, so finding $100-$200 in their budget to deal with tariffs is also going to be unmanageable, and I'm glad that's been avoided. (for now)
I know it is applying logic to where there is none but...
In what world does it benefit trump, project 2025, and putin for Canada to have 10k more troops on the border?
Entertainment for his cultists. They like seeing troops on the border. More importantly, they're tearing down the global economy on purpose so they can remake it as they please. If Trump gets his demands met, he knows he can go farther next time. If not, things collapse and his accelerationist billionaire buddies are happy.
It shows them that he's a strong leader who can get other world leaders to do what he wants. He made a threat, and Canada reacted by doing something he demanded. It's incredibly stupid, and will be completely ineffective, but the show of strength is the important part.
I browse /r/conservative occasionally to get a laugh. The entire subreddit is full of "winning posts".
Canada called his bluff, said they'd tariff the US as well... He gets on a call... Canada says they're going to do something they were already going to do, and all he gets is someone getting the title: "Fentanyl Czar", apparently... and classifying cartels as terrorists.
So much "winning" lmfao. These people are delusional.
Kid A: You need to help me out.
Kid B: I'll help you out, np.
Kid A: If you don't help me out, I'm not letting you play with my toys!
Kid B: Okay, then you can't play with mine
Kid A: You're being so mean, I just need you to help me out!
Kid B: Yeah, like i said I'll help you out, and we can both play with each others toys.
Kid A: puffs chest I'm such a good negotiator.
After the announcement of tariffs, world markets saw Canada and China’s markets drop a couple points and the US’s surged a couple of points.
If you knew that market shift was coming and had a few billion in international markets and sold while the US surged, you made a shitload of money (at least, “shitload of money” from my perspective, because I’m a poorsie).
I remember a time when this would be considered a conspiracy theory.
Ah, those were simpler days.
I know a day when this would be considered insider trading… poor Martha, went to jail for nothing.
There isn't. He just didn't want to look weak.
I get it now, 10000 Mexican troops on the US border with Mexico, 1000 times more fentanyl seized along the Southern border, so that means ten Canadians deployed along the Northern border. Easy!
So that would give Canada and Mexico to diversify and find alternative markets after Trump capitulated.
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He backed down like the weak nepo baby he his
China next?
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies..
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