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Dec 3, 2024
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Rhubarb
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So tariffs are going to cost Canada $100B or they can be the 51st state
For free? Even Wayne Gretzky, Celine Dion and Drake would trade all of their maple syrup for that deal
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So tariffs are going to cost Canada $100B or they can be the 51st state
Rhubarb
Dec 3, 11:27pm
That’s actually what they will cost US consumers/taxpayers.
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 1:58am
That simplistic idea needs some nuance. Each tariff dollar becomes revenue that gets spent mostly on
BeyondTheMark
Dec 4, 3:48am
This isn’t how economics work. Protectionism make us poorer, although it does
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 7:29am
While there may be an increase in prices for consumers in the long run
gopman
Dec 4, 8:00am
Free trade has made us wealthy. America would be much poorer today had we had
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 8:08am
We had "protectionist" policies in the 50's & 60's as well. Reagan imposed
gopman
Dec 4, 8:23am
Economically, all tariffs are bad. However, they are often “good” politically,
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 8:52am
Not true. For low prices for consumers, sure. But the trade off economically
gopman
Dec 4, 11:15am
Incorrect. The net of those two is negative; virtually all economists oppose
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 12:51pm
"ALL" economists? I don't think so. Sounds like "ALL scientists & viruologist
gopman
Dec 4, 12:56pm
Pretty much all non-Marxist economists. You'll have a hard time finding any
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 1:01pm
"Viruogists agree with Dr. Fauci that wearing a mask & standing six feet
gopman
Dec 4, 1:11pm
Posture and whine all you want, it doesn't change what I am saying. Lots of
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 1:18pm
You (& some economists) still can't refute my point that tarrifs since our
gopman
Dec 4, 4:33pm
I wish we’d drop income tax and increase tariffs…
maxpowers
Dec 4, 7:04am
You should watch these videos.
Best Guess
Dec 4, 2:45pm
Board name checks out. You should read these articles, or pretty much any
Japan Coug
Dec 4, 3:22pm
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