I don't know.. Trudeau might just take this into stupid territory and make us hurt them. But if so, it's not going to last long. Trump is making a point right now, as long as that point is acknowledged and canada agrees to work with us in good faith, we will work with them. IMHO.
Serious tariff question
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Mexico did the same thing in 2021, but didn't end up tanking the stock market beforehand. Props to Pres Sheinbaum, too, since she got Trump to agree to help crack down on arms trafficking into Mexico.
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala deploy troops to lower migration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to temporarily surge security forces to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of migration to the U.S. border.
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Genuine question id like to know: If a Chinese export goes through Canada (or Mexico) first, is it hit with a Chinese export tariff? I would imagine we’re smart enough to note the country of production, but who knows.
If that is a way around tariffs, you don’t have a choice but to place tariffs on Canada if you plan on raising them for a bunch of other countries too (which I assume to be the case).
I’ve made a couple comments in support of the trade deficit, so I’m not a tariff fan
Foreign army amassing on our border - winning.
Joking aside, this happens every few years. Mexico sends troops up to the border to assist with repelling border crossing, then after a bit of time they end up leaving. It happened in 2019 and 2021 - it's nothing new.
We going to comment on Sheinbaum getting Trump to bend the knee about arms trafficking into Mexico from the US?
Assuming it's not being modified in Mexico/Canada/insert any other country, and is just passing through due to logistics reasons, then yes they'd pay the Chinese tariff. If it's stopping off in Mexico/Canada/etc to be assembled/disassembled/modified/etc then it will pay whatever that country's tariff is upon being exported to the US.
At least that's what my old roommate said who works in international freight - i had the same question.
Sounds right. We do something similar with a device that is primarily manufactured in China, but then modified in an EU country.
In your scenario the items from china would still, in theory, be tariffed. But no one is naive to think that we catch all instances of that. Look no further than the DeepSeek drama last week. It's highly likely China was still getting NVDA chips through Singapore despite our export ban.
What part of Jesus' teachings that she spoke about did you find fraudulent?
Yea I'm not sure why there's an opinion that 10k troops from Mexico to the boarder has any significance at all. Most people I see hyping this are generally the same people convinced that the Mexican government is corrupted by the cartels anyway, so this really means nothing at all to me.
This whole thing is utterly ridiculous. At best, President Trumps get a few meaningless talking points to pitch to his base. At worst, he manages to destabilize the world economy.
There just isn't a home anywhere for good old fashioned fiscal conservatism.
What in the hell are we fighting? Hard to declare victory when it's a totally mess trying to understand what he's doing?
You are just mad that Biden admin did absolutely nothing on the border and cost them the election.
#BREAKING: Canada, Trudeau fold, announce $1.3 billion border investment after Trump's tariff plan
Along with:
- A new Fentanyl Czar
- Designate cartels as terrorists
- Ensure "24/7 eyes on the border"
- Launch a U.S.-Canada strike force against organized crime
- New intel directive on organized crime and fentanyl worth $200M
- Tariffs paused for 30 days
Now you care about prices? lmao you just cant make this shit up....lol
Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl that have been pouring into our Country, killing hundreds of thousands of Americans, while destroying their families and communities all across our Country.
Canada will implement their $1.3 Billion Border plan, and as per Prime Minister Trudeau, will be, “reinforcing the Border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are, and will be, working on protecting the Border. In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the Border, launch a Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl, and we will be backing it with $200 million.”
As President, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of ALL Americans, and I am doing just that. I am very pleased with this initial outcome, and the Tariffs announced on Saturday will be paused for a 30 day period to see whether or not a final Economic deal with Canada can be structured. FAIRNESS FOR ALL!
Donald Trump Truth Social Post 04:57 PM EST 02/03/25
You would have blocked me a long time ago. You can’t quit me and you know it. 😘
Teslas suck. Everyone I know outside of the internet who has one is in a continuous state of cope about how it’s actually normal for their cars to be as shitty as they are. Subie’s paid for and cost me <$30k after financing. I’m good.
No but all the soccer moms at run club with fat husbands who drive big stupid trucks seem to like it plenty.
No one tell Donnie that Canada agreed to do this in like 2021.
I've never had a problem with my Tesla. It is far superior to any gas car. Any electric car, even outside of Tesla, is better than an ICE car. The acceleration, control, efficiency, cost to operate, and software are all far superior. And Teslas have the highest customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of any brand. So, while i am sure a few people are "coping" with their car, maybe you just need to get out more and meet more people because the statistics say your observations are dead wrong.
JD Power and Consumer reports both say they’re not reliable vehicles. The service costs are very low because of the warranty program and the fact that most service calls for EV’s prior to the battery going bad are less manpower intensive software or sensor related issues due to the smaller number of mechanical components compared to ICE.
We’ve got 5 of them in the parking lot at work right now. I know that 3 of those people had them in the shop 3 or more times last year.
Subie costs about $750/year at this point for fuel and service assuming $3/g gas. No payment and the taxes and insurance are low because it’s a 7 year old car that cost $27k new.
You know there is a lot of misinformation out there because Musk is a polarizing figure to some. So, i'll help you out with some facts.
1) Tesla has the highest customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of ANY auto brand
2) Tesla car lifespan expectancy is 204,000 dwarfing the 125,000 of gas cars
EV's engines have about 200 moving parts while ICE engines have about 2000 moving parts. One will need less service over time, you do the math.
EV's, not necessarily Tesla although they have a massive lead, will win out. They are the future, not because they are good for the environment, but because they are much better cars.
Oh yeah, your Subie can't drive itself either.
Those stats are heavily skewed by the higher end models. The lower MSRP teslas as well as the cybertruck, which was excluded from this study, are notoriously bad.You know there is a lot of misinformation out there because Musk is a polarizing figure to some. So, i'll help you out with some facts.
1) Tesla has the highest customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of ANY auto brand
2) Tesla car lifespan expectancy is 204,000 dwarfing the 125,000 of gas cars
EV's engines have about 200 moving parts while ICE engines have about 2000 moving parts. One will need less service over time, you do the math.
EV's, not necessarily Tesla although they have a massive lead, will win out. They are the future, not because they are good for the environment, but because they are much better cars.
Oh yeah, your Subie can't drive itself either.
None of this is worth the price of tea in China though because you’re trying to make the case that buying a new $60k EV (at >6% APR) is somehow a financially prudent decision vs a fuel efficient low maintenance paid for ICE. I’ll get an EV for my next vehicle, but there’s no bonus here for being an early adopter. I’m happy to drive my granola wagon to the office for a few years while Moore’s law does its thing.
