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I myself have moved downmarket for both beer and bourbon now. Trying to drink less, it's bad for you and expensive

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

An incredible self-own

The last line of the article is most telling imo, Canadian producers are figuring out how to home brew bourbon. These changes are going to be structural and permanent. Why import what you can do yourself?

The story repeats itself across many if not all sectors. The intent of the tariffs is to reduce US reliance on foreign imports. Instead it's making foreign importers less reliant on the US

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love to watch the empire crumble. I hate to be in it tho

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago

This really does feel like a point of no return. Structural self-imposed contraction in the West and BRICS is thriving, settling trades in local currency

There's just no way the US goes quietly