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Americans choose most expensive way possible to discover what goods made in Canada (thebeaverton.com)

submitted 3 days ago by GrymEdm@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.

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[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Here's some hints...the lumber we need to build houses, the oil we use to power/heat those houses and transport goods around the country (so, anything that spends time on a semi or delivery truck) and cement. So anyone that needs to purchase things that's are transported or wants a house should be piping up soon.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I love how they didn't even exempt heating oil for the northern states. They acknowledged that tariffing it was fucked up by only doing a 10 percent tariff on it but it didn't cross their minds to just exempt it. A ten percent price increase on heating is going to literally kill people.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dude let covid burn through New York City because it's like 80% Democrats, letting people freeze is par for the course.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I hate that you're right. In my poli sci classes they taught that every political decision has winners and and losers but I never thought we'd see a president killing Americans on purpose.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Natural gas for heating.