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All this raises the question: Why has the US president chosen to upend trade relations on the North American continent?
It's because the trade agreement trump's unhappy with was made by a raging moron.
For everyone else following along, the USMCA that was put in place after Trump renegotiated NAFTA in his first term… was made by Trump. So he’s unhappy with his own legacy. Which seems on brand for him, tbh.
At the time he was extremely proud of it. It was the best deal ever made.
Part of the agreement allows for a review next year and his complaints could have been addressed them, but apparently negotiated such a lousy deal he can't wait that long.
They are tanking markets for both the fire sale bargains and to hurt the poor more, so they can direct the resulting anger towards projects like territorial expansion and government privatization.
Thank you. Stated goals and actual goals for these people are always entirely independent, if they align it's just coincidence / convenience. People need to stop being so credible and debating this shit on its stated terms, fascists don't debate in good faith.
The same moron who sunk casinos somehow
The secret ingredient is crime. The casinos were fronts for money laundering and "failed" on purpose as part of the scam.
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Hope that's sarcasm because the USMCA was signed and implemented by Trump
It's also because the rest of the people in charge (mainly Republicans) aren't doing anything to stop them. It also has to do with Americans being largely stupid.
Most republicans aren't going to do anything because if they go against Trump ... Trump will skewer them and they'll lose their seat because their voters are stupid too.
Must be that same idiot president of the Virgin Islands.
Trump's 'beautiful' tariffs are just ugly taxes on consumers and businesses alike.
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He had the idea to raise tariffs, and he believes all his ideas are really good, so he followed his own good advice and raised tariffs, dead simple.
Because his only job now is to sign any papers handed to him by his posse of self enriching gremlins. He doesn't need anyone's vote anymore, he doesn't need anyone's money (except if it starts with a B) and doesn't care anymore because he will likely die in office. If he signs horrible shit billionaires around him want, then he gets to coast as president, no thinking involved. This is what he is doing.
Market manipulation .... upset the system .. make it dive ... buy cheap ... sell them high
Keep doing this for the next four years until you become king of the world!
I don't get the $1200 #... If every component of my purchase goods is 25% higher to the manuf passed to me, shouldn't it be 25% of my annual spend?
25% on top of the old price, for goods not produced domestically. Assuming that's all of them, that'd be 25% of your spend going towards products (Services are part of your spend, but don't get tariffed), indeed. But some things get produced in the US, so I imagine they factored that in there. For the average household, this seems to amount to about $1200/a
Well until you buy a car. So that $40,000 suv is now $50,000
Not arguing with you, just want to point out 25% is the new tax but that doesn’t mean the price is only going up 25%.
Also Trump: Has anyone seen my tan spray? Sir, you left it in the fridge again. Here. That's not it, that's barbecue sauce!
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