Tag: Tariffs
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Trump Rage
While watching the Olympics, I found out that the Supreme Court had ruled against Trump‘s tariffs and that Trump was going to hold a press briefing. I turned to it and what I saw was barely suppressed rage coming from a spoiled baby. The anger was obvious. Three Conservative justices, including two that he appointed…
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Shrinking Stick
“speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far” Theodore Roosevelt used this term a lot while discussing negotiations with foreign countries. Donald Trump with his tariff approach was using his big stick and speaking loudly. It seems to be backfiring on him in multiple fronts. He tried it with NATO countries, last…
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Carney And China
“ we take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be” This is a statement made by Mark Carney, following the announcement of a trade deal with China that will reduce tariffs on canola going into China and electric vehicles coming from China. For years, Canada and China have had a…
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Donald’s Bad Week
Donald Trump is having a pretty bad week. The off year elections held, on Tuesday, sent a pretty strong message to Trump. Americans are not happy with the way things are going. There’s also a Republican civil war going on right now over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes. That will be chirped about, tomorrow…
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Sick To My Stomach
I am absolutely sick to my stomach of world leaders, including our own, sucking up to the child that is the president of the United States. I can understand why it’s being done, but it doesn’t make my stomach feel any better. Donald Trump, after the Doug Ford tariff flap, said that he had met…
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So Over You
Doug Fords, Ronald Reagan ad, first ran, during game seven of the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays series, last Monday night. This is what Donald Trump said about the ad, on Tuesday. “I saw an ad last night from Canada. If I was Canada, I’d take that same ad also.” Basically, baby Donald was saying…
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Mark Goes To Washington
Mark Carney will be meeting with Donald Trump, in Washington, this week. The Carney government is setting low expectations for the meeting. The Canadian steel industry and aluminum industry are both expecting very little to come from the meeting. Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre, expecting very little to result, is licking his chops, waiting for Mark Carney…
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OOOPPS
China is hosting a two day Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit this week. It is a definite show of force, intent to display to the west, that China is a world leader in international affairs and has a number of allies behind it The usual suspects will be there, including Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-Il…
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Now What Mark?
Donald Trump announced a framework deal between the United States and the EU regarding tariffs. According to the framework deal, the EU will face 15% tariffs on all goods coming to the United States. In addition, the 50% tariff rate on steel and aluminum remains. As part of the deal the EU will invest in…
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Liberation Flop
Anyone old enough will remember the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. Bill Murray woke up every day to the same day going through the same things until he’s got things right and then moved onto the next day. TACO Trump is doing the same thing to us and it is getting absolutely freaking boring.…