Cameroni

What Canada does is not a concern of the US. The only concern for the White House now is the United States. America first, remember? There will always be recessions. There have been recessions in the recent past and in the distant past. No doubt there will be recessions going forward, though it is far from certain the current NASDAQ falls will cause a recession in the US. However, beefing up US aluminium and steel production is the right thing to do for the USA in the long term. It has been shown that depending on other countries for key economic items is not a good place to be.

Well, of course, you can see media like MSNBC, ABC etc doing their best to present the NASDAQ cuts as world-end scenario caused by Trump. Never mind that 2 weeks ago the NASDAQ hit an all time high, and is thus clearly overvalued currently. A down wave was inevitable.

No, Trump has not overestimated the significance of the importance of the US market for all countries in the world, however, prior administrations underestimated the signficance of the US market to other countries. By the way, the cuprit of the bond sell-off is the Ukraine. It was sparked in Germany, not in the US, and was a result of an announcement by the German government of a massive ramp up of government debt in order to finance re-armament due to the Ukraine war. https://fortune.com/2025/03/06/bond-sell-off-germany-causing-borrowing-costs-spike-around-world/

You probably forgot the practice Trump instituted in his first term, which was to grant exemption quotas on certain tariffed materials, for example Argentina was granted an exemption quota for aluminium. During the inevitable period of adjustment whilst US manufacturers themselves scale up production, should they need to buy aluminium for an extende period an exemption quota can easily be put in place for a new provider.

Oh boy are you in for a shock.

I understand. Gather round me son. Let's talk. I can see you are in pain, dazed, confused and in need of guidance. See, there are two kinds of women. Firstly, there are those women who want to use you for money fast, ie in the short term. Secondly, there are those women who want to use you for money slow, ie for the long term. Now, your first encounter with a Thai girl was with a girl we would technically call a cheap whore, ie one of the women in the first category. How can you tell? Well, apart from the fact she worked as a prostitute in a bar, she tried to hit you up for money in the short order after a short period of time. This the typical modus operandi of the whore. But actually this is not the most dangerous kind of woman. You could have been really unlucky and chanced upon a woman who is much smarter. A woman who wants to use you for money slow, ie for the long term. She would make you fall in love, profess her devotion and love of course, whilst hiding she is dating other guys, much like the whore in the first category. Now this woman in the second category, she is more cunning. She will not ask for money for a loooong time. Instead she will eventually say for example how badly the family business is doing. Or that her sister does not have money to go to school. But only after trapping you in a relationship for long enough that she feels she can sink her fangs into your wallet eventually. And she will. You will cave, because you think she is not a whore, she is a good woman, she just needs money. However, she is a woman, so all she wants is your resources. Not your looks. Not your body. Not your heart. Not even your love. She wants your resources. Always remember this son. And go with God.

Well, they are not letting him out. They put him on the plane to the Hague. Color me pink. The one who is really shaking in his boots now is not Thaksin, it is Netanyahu. He will be next.

Really, you fail to understand how making products of other countries much more expensive will make US products more attractive, increase sales of US made products and thereb creates US jobs and saves US jobs? While taking away money from the table of countries that have been taking advantage of the US like Canada? That is odd. It seems a fairly ordinary concept to grasp. After all most countries use tariffs, have done so long before Trump and will do so long after him. Well, given that Canada has a budget deficit of 60 billion US Dollars with the US, who do you think will have the bigger lever in applyíng tarriffs? Three guesses. Starts with U and ends with A. Sure, some products will disappear, others will become more expensive. Good! People will have to buy American made products instead. More jobs for Americans. Investment in infrastructure is required? Good! More jobs for Americans! All this winning will get tiresome. Trump is right. And you, like all other posters on here, even omitted one crucial aspect of tariffs; large foreign corporations have and will continue to try to evade the tariffs by producing in the US. More jobs for Americans. More winning. The fortunes that subsidiaries of foreign companies in the US will spend on tariffs will go straight into the tax coffers of the US. It will not reduce the pot, it will increase it. Yet more winning. Trump is already winning, and he is only a few weeks in. Truly impressive.

THIS is a red flag? The fact she is a bar prostitujte was A OK though?

Every single guy who goes on here and claims he is not paying is lying. No exceptions. Just trying to make themselves believe they are extra special, when they are full of caca de toro. Even ELVIS PRESLEY hat to pay for Priscilla, buy her horses and houses, and he was a celebrity. But these guys are so extra special they pay nothing, Lol, pull the other one.

You can play the short term clown or you can look at the long term effects tariffs will have, make US products more attractive and save and create US jobs. Not to mention fill US coffers with tariff money.

The US is not communist Cambodia, people will still be able to buy any product they choose, they will just have to pay a much higher price for a non American product. Even if some can pay that price, the vast majority will buy the cheaper product, hence tariffs will make US products more attractive to Americans, hence tariffs work and will be an excellent idea to save US and create US jobs.

Only thanks to the US. Not much in it, and if the money from Canada goes to Russia instead, Russia could soon have the higher GDP.

Now on to MacDonalds and make them abolish the paper straws!

Because the Ukrainians, much like their armchair supporters, are losers, it is just common sense. Ukraine is being decimated on the battlefield as we speak. Since their economy is a fraction of the size of Russia it is plain to see that in a long conflict Russia will prevail. Ukraine has to give up territory. No other sensible alternative.

The US does subsidize Canada with 60 billion USD each year. Let me explain it to you. If you make shirts and i make coats, and I sell to you 100 USD worth of coats and you are selling me 160 USD worth of shirts, then I am subsidizing you with 60 USD. This is what Canada is doing with the US. It is just not a good deal for the US and Trump is right to call Canada out on this. Simply not true, Canada has been bending over backwards doing a ballerina pirouette telling Trump "pretty please we are now improving border controls, do not tariff us". And yes, the US can get aluminium from Russia and most likely on better terms and prices than from Canada, and probably better quality too. This would have the added advantage of not having the crazy rip off trade deficit the Canadians have got away with for so long, like thieves in the night.

The US is subsidising Canada with 60 billion USD each year. What does the US gain from this? This massive trade deficit with Canada is not in the US interest, and if the tarriffed items can be obtained elsewhere, say from Russia the trade deficit with Russia would be nothing like with Canada. Plus it would give the US more leverage with this important country. Canada is not important, as you can see, so it makes little sense to be so economically tied to Canada. Well, good luck with your boycott of the US, it will be a tad difficult I can tell you now. And will of course ultimately fail.

President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs, effective March 4, 2025, including a 25% duty on imports from Canada and Mexico, with Canadian energy resources subject to a reduced 10% tariff. Tariffs on Chinese imports were raised from 10% to 20%. Tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, eligible under USMCA, are excluded from the additional tariffs. Approximately 50% of the products of Mexico and 38% of Canadian products qualify under USMCA. USMCA covered products include automobiles and parts and produce. While some potash, used in fertilizer, qualifies under USMCA, other potash, which is not qualifying, will carry a 10% tariff rather than 25%. Starting March 12, global steel and aluminum imports will face an additional 25% tariff. https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2025/3/tariffs-update-imposed-paused-changed-and-reciprocal-tariffs-involving-the-us-canada-china-and-mexico-as-of-march-7

It is perfectly coherent. What you fail to grasp is the reason why Canada, Mexico and China are slapped with tarriffs. Canada is effectively being subsidized with 60 billion USD each year by the US and the US is getting nothing in return for this. Now obviously faced with the current tariffs Canada will offer the US a lot more, as indeed it has already been doing. If not, the US can get its aluminium, potash and lumber from other sources which are not ripping off the US. So the tariffs are certainly not "for nothing". These tarriffs will reshape the economic relationship with Canada in the favour of the US. Gas is not easily substituted, if you knew anything about this process they had to build specific facilities in Germany for the new gas, it was process that required some work. But it is actually not that hard to find aluminium and steel and other materials, Russia would be a happy supplier. Again the rapprochment with Russia is starting to make a lot of sense. See, coherence`? As for your "resentment" it is only felt by certain contingent in Europe, many people love America in Europe and will continue to do so, a boycott is a non starter. Just ask Israel.

Liar. You're paying for her.

The USA can and will substitute tarriffed imports, did you not witness how easily Germany could susbitute 96% of its Russian gas with gas sourced elsewhere? Infrastructure has to be built? GREAT! More jobs for Americans!. Yes, a little disruption and extra cost initially but the benefit you clearly fail to take into account. You have to weigh this up with the benefit of tariffs, which make foreign products more expensive and thus domestic products cheaper which means people will buy US made products. Which means saving and creating US jobs. It's very sensible from a US perspective. Unlike France, Germany, Japan, the USA is NOT an export dependent country and instead relies on its strong and deep domestic market. Exports only make up 10 percent or so of the GDP of the USA. Even if ALL of them fell away tomorrow the USA would retain 90% of its GDP, 24 trillion USD. Of course it won't happen, people will still buy Maglites, Nike Shoes and Apple phones. As for a boycott, Israel has been killing women and children for decades, how is the boycott against Israeli products going? Ok then.

It's okay, I've in turn now made a specific effort to buy US-made products, so we cancel each other out. I just bought a US made maglite torch, it's magnificent. If you want to support courageous and peacemaker President Trump, buy American!

You can make SAVINGS from social security payments???? Oviously they are way too high then.

Trump is gutting the bloated, fat, useless underbelly of US government, filled to the brim with corruption, engorged on US taxpayer funds. Good! Great job president Trump, keep at it. DOGE has so far saved 4 billion USD of waste and corruption. FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. Musk anticipates 1 Trillion of savings. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/money-report/doge-chief-musk-says-hes-running-his-businesses-with-great-difficulty-as-tesla-shares-tank/4129867/?os=bingquiz.com%2Fbing-weekly-quiz-answers%2Fy0vzmaqv&ref=app Maybe eliminating social welfare is going a step too far, but you'd have to look at ways to cut it or you'll end up like Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, France or the UK. Obviously this creates a culture of laziness.

You live in an economics fantasy world, where countries would transact "with anyone other than the USA". In reality Canada, Mexico and China would give their right arm to do business with the USA. Why do you think the leaders of Mexico and Canada call Trump and tell him they are now beefing up immigration controls? Because they are DESPERATE to do business with the USA. Why? Because they are not guided by their dislike of Orange Man, like you, they are guided by one thing only: profit. And the USA just happens to be the most desirable, richest and profitable domestic market worth 27 TRILLION USD. So what you predict, countries ceasing to do business with the USA, it will never happen. As for raw materials, we've already talked about this, the world is a market place and the US can easily replace Canadian lumber, potash etc. Yes it may cost more, but in the long term you have to weigh up this cost with the benefit of US consumers buying US products instead of foreign ones, ie retaining US jobs and creating US jobs. This is more important than the profits of large corporations. Service sector economies do not create long term wealth? Again, you live in economics fantasy world, how do you explain the 27 TRILLION GDP of the US, where most is produced by the service sector. You're just wrong on literally every point you make.