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Trump announced that 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect on February 1, though a decision on including oil remains pending.

He justified the move by citing undocumented migration, fentanyl trafficking, and trade deficits.

Trump also hinted at new tariffs on China.

Canada and Mexico plan retaliatory measures while seeking to address U.S. concerns.

If oil imports are taxed, it could raise costs for businesses and consumers, potentially contradicting Trump's pledge to reduce living expenses.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Its Americans trying to buy food who will be hit with a 25% tarriff, not Mexico. And Mexican farmers wont see a dime of that revenue, if anything they will see a decline in revenue as people stop buying the products. It all goes to the US treasury.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Canada and Mexico are still part of that North American free trade agreement thing. We (Canada) will just get our food from Mexico and South America like we've always done. We'll just skip America.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

back in the first episode, lord diaper whined, and whined and shit on nafta, forcing it to be 'renegotiated' by him. he just had to have his name on everything.

nafta was a long time in the making, from reagan, to bush, to clinton when it finally went into effect. it had bipartisan support in congress, a little stronger from the right.

undone by a single shart from an orange moron that leaked, and then magically 'fixed' by the same..

in the end, what mr. art-of-the-fucking-deal managed to 'negotiate' is almost entirely the same as the nafta he hated so much.

now he's shitting on his own fucking deal. fuck'm.

i fully support your efforts to avoid our products and companies for the next few years. and if anyone up there wants to come renovate the white house again...... i won't be in your way.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

and if anyone up there wants to come renovate the white house again… i won’t be in your way.

🤣🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Yeah, as a Canadian I'm down with strengthening our trade with Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I live in Texas, and it's hard to overstate how much of our produce is imported from Mexico. This would be an almost immediate 25% price hike on food that basically can't be grown at scale here because we don't have Mexico's climate. Surely he'd exempt food from whatever he's about to do. Right...?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Will it benefit the average person? If the answer is yes, you can take it off the list.

Even if it benefits the rich, it would have to exponentially hurt the average American more for it to be considered. They've already turned their nose up at studies that have proven better working conditions, pay, and benefits would make them richer in the long run because it takes a little bit of control away from them. These people are sick, and the only thing that is going to correct it at this point is a violent uprising.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

"surely he'd exempt X from..."

Exact same reflection as all the people who depend on migrant workers that voted for him only for the bubble to burst in their face.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

it's a 25% import tax paid by the importer. when their margins are added, and then the distributors' on top of their higher costs, at each step of the distribution chain.. it'll be a fair bit more than 'just' +25% once product reaches the store shelves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I expect food would be exempt as you don't want an angry, hungry, volatile population. Bread and Circuses

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I could see that they try to get away with just Circus, tho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whatever he exempts is specifically what Canada and Mexico should target for export tarriffs in retaliation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, like oil. When gas prices go up Trump's base gets upset.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't worry, the leopards definitely aren't going to eat your face!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

You're not applying that saying correctly my friend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, EU likes them avocados and fruit too, especially in winter.

Looking forward to cheaper maple syrup!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

"Fresh fruit in the wintertime, nothing is too good for my people"