Canada and Mexico come to the Table: Two Countries Concede on Tariffs

[jknowgood]

The fact that Canada agreed to drop their tariffs on us is direct evidence that they were tariffing our goods.

Use your brain for once.

You're asking a lot!

 

[TemplarKormac]

Trump is giving his speech at the moment and has not said anything about this, in fact he just imposed a 25% tariff on all foreign auto's.

Canada and Mexico were not included:

 

[Blaster]

Winning!

 

[TemplarKormac]

 

[Captain Caveman]

America, when properly run, does not let two-bit nations dictate to us.

Being a dick seems to be all they understand because they had their way with us the past four years and decades before that with only a four-year hiatus during Trump's first term.

We no longer have a globalist in the WH and the sooner lesser nations come to terms with that the better it will be for them and America.

But why not try diplomatic first

If you need to resolve an issue with someone, do you just resort to dick mode? Why did the US allow the trade imbalance?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Canada earlier today agreed to drop their tariffs on American goods when America does. While I appreciate the sentiment, America should only accept that with a proviso of snap-back tariffs that are double the original.

Mexico agreed not to impose any additional tariffs, instead choosing to negotiate. Here, the US should demand that Mexico drop all its tariffs on American goods in exchange for America dropping its, with similar snap-back provisos as Canada's.




The take?

While I'm not the biggest fan of Trump, he won here. They caved. However, the tactic he used to begin with was tantamount to being a schoolyard bully. It was extremely unsightly. Short-term disaster, long-term gain, if you could call it that. There are more honorable ways to step on the throats of your competition.

Demmy Doormats

The Demplutes want us to elect schoolyard wimps to protect ourselves against foreign parasites.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

India is next...

Roger, Rajah

We can easily produce the oil India needs to keep its economy from stalling.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

But why not try diplomatic first

If you need to resolve an issue with someone, do you just resort to dick mode? Why did the US allow the trade imbalance?

Can Camelot

As useless Preppyboy JFK should have said, "Never negotiate out of fear; always force our enemies to negotiate out of fear."

 

[Dragonlady]

Canada earlier today agreed to drop their tariffs on American goods when America does. While I appreciate the sentiment, America should only accept that with a proviso of snap-back tariffs that are double the original.

Mexico agreed not to impose any additional tariffs, instead choosing to negotiate. Here, the US should demand that Mexico drop all its tariffs on American goods in exchange for America dropping its, with similar snap-back provisos as Canada's.




The take?

While I'm not the biggest fan of Trump, he won here. They caved. However, the tactic he used to begin with was tantamount to being a schoolyard bully. It was extremely unsightly. Short-term disaster, long-term gain, if you could call it that. There are more honorable ways to step on the throats of your competition.

Canada hasn't even made their tariff announcement yet, and we've agreed to nothing.

Canada is in no position to agree to ANYTHING at this point, other than further negotiations after the election.

Trump just announced the tariffs making a lie out of the OP.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Canada hasn't even made their tariff announcement yet, and we've agreed to nothing.

Canada is in no position to agree to ANYTHING at this point, other than further negotiations after the election.

Trump just announced the tariffs making a lie out of the OP.

See post 22, dear.

Also, that reminds me, what makes you qualified to discuss our politics when you're so woefully ignorant of your home country's?

 

[otto105]

Canada earlier today agreed to drop their tariffs on American goods when America does. While I appreciate the sentiment, America should only accept that with a proviso of snap-back tariffs that are double the original.

Mexico agreed not to impose any additional tariffs, instead choosing to negotiate. Here, the US should demand that Mexico drop all its tariffs on American goods in exchange for America dropping its, with similar snap-back provisos as Canada's.




The take?

While I'm not the biggest fan of Trump, he won here. They caved. However, the tactic he used to begin with was tantamount to being a schoolyard bully. It was extremely unsightly. Short-term disaster, long-term gain, if you could call it that. There are more honorable ways to step on the throats of your competition.

So, in other words they are going to let us Americans pay 34% more for products from Mexico.

 

[Dragonlady]

Being nice we've tried over and over again... it was time for a bully...

You've never been anything but a bully. You didn't get to be the richest nation on earth without being economically aggressively integrating American companies into foreign economies.

Your military bases all over the world aren't there to protect foreign countries. They're protecting "American interests", otherwise known as the plants, facilities and property owned and operated by American corporations in those countries.

You've haven't sent troops in to protect countries where there were no American corporations or oil refineries. You resented participating in the UN forces sent to stop the genocide in Bosnia because there were no "American interests" there, or in any FSU country,

 

[TemplarKormac]

You've never been anything but a bully. You didn't get to be the richest nation on earth without being economically aggressively integrating American companies into foreign economies.

And now that the US is attempting to take them back, you're still mad?

Make up your mind, woman.

 

[berg80]

Canada earlier today agreed to drop their tariffs on American goods when America does.

trump, the stable genius, has the Dow futures down over one thousand points and the NASDAQ down over 4% with his tariff idiocy.

 

[berg80]

Canada and Mexico were not included:

Turns out liberation day means liberating people from their money.

 

[playtime]

Canada did not have material tariffs on the US in the first place. They had a free trade agreement with the US.

donny negotiated that 'deal' during his 1st term.

 

[Dragonlady]

See post 22, dear.

Also, that reminds me, what makes you qualified to discuss our politics when you're so woefully ignorant of your home country's?

All this means is that Trump has backed down yet again. Canada has agreed to nothing.

It's you who has no idea what's going on.

 

[Delldude]

All Trump had to do was go and speak to Canada and Mexico, but he did it Trump style, an abrasive dick method. What he says is normally right, but his personality means he has to be a prick about it.

Pretty sure they had talks that didn't go anywhere.

trump, the stable genius, has the Dow futures down over one thousand points and the NASDAQ down over 4% with his tariff idiocy.

How did the Dow and NASDAQ respond in 45?

 

[playtime]

It hasn't been very honorable they way they've been ******* us for decades.

you mean during the years after the 'deal' donny negotiated?

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement​

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

 

[Delldude]

you mean during the years after the 'deal' that donny negotiated?

Looks like parties haven't been following that if Canada has been screwing us on the level playing field.