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Cake day: August 8th, 2023

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  • I get how shitty it would be for Canadian exports that have the tariff applied to them, but would it help some items become cheaper in Canada?

    Now I understand that we do not do the final assembly or finishing on a lot of what is sent, but would we see it drive local prices down or would business try to justify higher prices to offset their loss (you know because it is the law of the universe that profits must always go up).

    In the big picture, we stop shipping oil, we stop sending electricity and cars and or parts, keep food items here, in the long run would things become cheaper while we are looking for new markets to sell to, or while we are building our own systems to finish items where practical?

    We as a nation cannot let that dumbfuck control our economy, every time it happens we say, “oh we need to diversify” and yet we never do because the US usually smartens up and sees us as an alie not an adversary, but I wouldn’t count on that fron the US for quite some time as the government hasn’t been sold to the tech douche bros and corrupt Republicans (or repugnicans).






  • I think that you hit it pretty close to being in point. The Americans I know are same as you nice good people, but that entire country is based on “I got mine so screw you” and they honestly believe that the American dream is still achievable, but it isn’t, they think that they are closer to a millionaire or billionaire than their own neighbors. Trickle down economics was a lie and the fact that shareholders are the end all and be all of industry.

    Who can you screw over to get ahead, most of the time it is the owners (investors) screwing over the workers.

    They have poor education systems (some better than others for a price) so people are unable to think critically about what they’re being told, then allow business to essentially buy the government this is the result.

    The entire system globally is busted. I have no idea how to get it back in shape where people are important to having a healthy society.

    I’m rambling so I’ll stop (not even sure what I wrote makes sense). But a picture is worth 100 words (used to be a 1000 but inflation ☹️)