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Bernardo de La Paz

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13. There are 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Zero for the moment on his NAFTA 2.0 products (CUSMA).
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 12:32 PM
Apr 28

10% on Canadian oil and electricity. But the stupid shit drove down oil prices so it is as if there are no tariffs on Canadian oil. But now oil is too cheap for it to be economic for US drillers to drill baby drill.

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Same thing happening at Seattle... Wounded Bear Apr 28 #1
Looking at the port this morning, I see ONE Container Ship. maxsolomon Apr 28 #7
Truckers are being warned away from western ports due to high chances ofdeadhead uponit7771 Apr 28 #10
that means they'd get there and have no cargo to pick up? maxsolomon Apr 28 #14
Empty shelves at Wal-Mart by June might finally get MAGA's attention. Ocelot II Apr 28 #2
"HOW COULD JOE BIDEN DO THIS TO US??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" durablend Apr 28 #3
On my neighborhood walk, talked to young white pool cleaner IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 28 #4
This Meowmee Apr 28 #18
My thoughts exactly.. No cheap chinese goods to run up your credit card on...nt mitch96 Apr 28 #16
Shortages are coming even if Trump cancels all tariffs today dalton99a Apr 28 #5
And moron seems to think that retailers can easily replace the missing import goods on their shelves SWBTATTReg Apr 28 #6
Yes, Chinese can trade w everyone else; US is going alone. China can endure more pain, too, if it has to. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 28 #12
The US isn't going to start manufacturing all that stuff. Ocelot II Apr 28 #19
Perhaps you have a point. But tons of economic activity occurs in Calif and other such states, despite the high SWBTATTReg Apr 29 #20
Shipping is being diverted to Canada, what tariffs did TFG impose on CA/MX uponit7771 Apr 28 #8
There are 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Zero for the moment on his NAFTA 2.0 products (CUSMA). Bernardo de La Paz Apr 28 #13
Humm Like during prohibition?...will goods be smuggled into the US from Canada and Mexico?? mitch96 Apr 28 #17
More shortages, more hoarding sakabatou Apr 28 #9
yep. I fear what happens when the shelves empty. I see an issue here... MissB Apr 28 #15
Trump needs to be thrown out on his ass now! Initech Apr 28 #11
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