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chuckle these are the hoki-poki tarrifs. He puts the tariffs on, he takes the tariffs off, he puts the tariffs in and he shakes them all around...... Trump is
by rhelz 2y ago
chuckle these are the hoki-poki tarrifs. He puts the tariffs on, he takes the tariffs off, he puts the tariffs in and he shakes them all around......
Trump is just using them as a bullying...er, as a "negotiating tactic" to keep Canada and Mexico jumping to do whatever he wants them too.
Don't get me wrong, its a great power move, one of the most paradigmatic power moves of this century.
But it is incredibly bad public policy. It destroys our relationship with our two biggest trading partners, countries we've lived at peace with for over 150 years.
Eventually he's going to cry wolf too many times and Mexico and Canada just get sick of it and will call his bluff.
- allears 2y agoThat seems to be already happening -- Canada is not removing its countermeasures in response to Trump's gamesmanship. The art of the deal indeed.
- thomassmith65 2y agoThere's an obvious incentive for someone with the power to raise and lower markets at will to repeatedly do so.