It’s not a trade war. You guys pulled the same crap on Reagan. If they don’t want tariffs all they have to do is stop charging us tariffs.
They will screw around until they make us isolationist. We don’t need the rest of the word but they need us.
If they don’t want tariffs all they have to do is stop charging us tariffs
That’s the whole point. Exactly
Actually, in this case, I don’t believe the tariffs are being used as a stick (rather than a carrot) with respect to the tariffs Canada, Mexico, and China levy on our products. (I could be wrong on this, and if I am, please correct me)
I was under the impression there were two issues, Fentanyl and Illegals coming from Northern and Southern borders, and we want it to stop. With respect to China, it is because they manufacture the precursors for Fentanyl and ship those precursors to both Mexico and Canada for production and insertion across the border into the USA.
Again, I don’t see this round of tariffs being used as a weapon against the Canadian dairy industry (Canada has huge tariffs on American dairy to protect their domestic dairy production) as much as it is borders and Fentanyl. It makes a difference.
If I am wrong, I am absolutely open to correction on this. I am all for free trade, but free trade does not, and has not existed for decades.