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In reply to RD2WINAGNBEAR86 • 1:22a, 3/12/25
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To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
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Yup, people can visit a farmers market and support their local farmers!
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In reply to BigGameBaylorBear • 5:53a
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Yup, people can visit a farmers market and support their local farmers!

Only place on earth that the middle man gets cut out and the prices go up.

Yes, im aware of the why. It's snark for the sake of snark.
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whiterock said:
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
I don't care if he commited crimes. When you are a guest in the country we can ask you to leave for anything incindiary. Boot out non citizens that came here to politicize for a terrorist group.
an alien in the USA, legal or otherwise, has full Constitutional rights except for the right to be here at all.

That's why we must defend our borders, so that our liberties are not abused by peoples who mean us harm.


False. There are several things they are not allowed to do.

Be president
Vote in national elections
Etc
standing in court, an alien has the same constitutional rights you do = free speech, free assembly, free religious practice, an attorney (if they cannot afford one), Miranda rights, etc..... Even has a right to contest deportation in an adversarial court proceeding (his attorney and state attorney argue law before the judge). But courts have consistently upheld the principle that aliens do not have a right to come here. That's important, because once they arrive, the have the same legal protections you do. So do. not. let. them. come. Makes no sense to allow in known communists, islamists, or anyone else who preaches revolution against us. It's legally clear we can prevent them from coming. But once they get here, it gets a LOT harder to deal with them.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 7:15a
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this is actually not a good sign. no way we've had a significant increase in production 6wks after inauguration. This seems likely to be a result of reduced demand, which is indicative of a slowing economy.

More likely, it's a sign that Trump's plan is moving forward. Markets are perceiving that he is likely to significantly cut spending, and adjusting to known macroeconomics of reduced government spending = recession.
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KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
Trump is using diplomacy. This is what it looks like under the hood.

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In reply to historian • 7:36a
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boognish_bear said:

She is wrong. In the final analysis, the consumer pays all tariffs. The companies who buy the products and then sell them here in America pass on the increased costs through higher prices. It's inevitable.

It's all political theater.
same is true for taxes.

the point of tariffs is to increase the cost of imported goods, to make them less competitive against domestically produced goods. And looming tariffs can have significant impact on investment decisions (as we have seen numerous times to our advantage in the last few weeks). Manufacturers can on longer count on reflexive US aversion to tariffs. The only way to hedge against that risk is to invest in MANUFACTURING in the USA (to ensure access to the US market).

Nothing new here. We did that in the 70s with Japanese automakers, and now most Japanese brand vehicles sold here are made here. Trump is merely trying to force that same dynamic on other sectors now.

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Oldbear83 said:
FLBear5630 said:
Assassin said:
FLBear5630 said:
Assassin said:
boognish_bear said:
They are sooo screwed


For a day or so. Then just like Ukraine support, mexican Tariffs and rehiring needed Govt workers we will back off. This is all theater. A big reality show.
Amazing how Trump gets EXACTLY what he wanted in the first place, isn't it? This guy is playing 3D chess while the other guys are trying to figure out checkers


He only wanted 30 day ceasefire? I thought he was ending it in a day? All this **** for 30 days?
Son, you seem to have reached the point that if a door closes you think the sun went out.

Same level of comprehension here, bucko.

Are you in assisted living, or do you just need to be?


Geez, be man enough to call a spade a spade. The stock market is tanking after Trump's tariff war.
stock market is tanking because recession is coming (because of the looming reduction in federal spending).
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In reply to RD2WINAGNBEAR86 • 8:06a
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.

he doesn't care because he doesn't need to.

When you are running a trade deficit, you are in the drivers seat in a trade war. The other guy has his entire market at risk. Canada gets hurt worse in a trade war because they are running a trade surplus with us. That's a law of gravity working against Canada, and they will cave first (because they have no choice but to do so).

it's no accident Trump is calling Canada the 51st state. The Canadian & Mexican economies are so tied to the US economy that they are, in macroeconomic terms, the 51st and 52nd state. They cannot just pivot & sell elsewhere in enough time to avoid economic calamity. Here's the key facts:
Trade is 67% of Canadian GDP (3/4ths of it with USA) = trade with USA is HALF of the Canadian economy.
Trade is 74% of Mexican GDP (2/3rd of it with USA) = trade with USA is HALF of the Mexican economy
Trade is 15% of United States GDP (don't need to go any further than that.)

Canada and Mexico are in a gunfight armed with a plastic knife.
The outcome is foreordained.




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In reply to whiterock • 8:10a
He's a terrible diplomat and statesman.

He's also still an obvious outsider to how the U.S. government has operated for a very long time.

He's a troll of the highest order.

He's not wrong about Mexico and Canada needing us way more than we need him.
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In reply to nein51 • 8:17a
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He's also still an obvious outsider to how the U.S. government has operated for a very long time.

And that's a huge reason why a lot of people voted for him. You a fan of how the U.S. government has been operating for that "very long time" which includes all the corruption, waste, fraud and abuse?
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In reply to whiterock • 8:18a
whiterock said:
historian said:
boognish_bear said:

She is wrong. In the final analysis, the consumer pays all tariffs. The companies who buy the products and then sell them here in America pass on the increased costs through higher prices. It's inevitable.

It's all political theater.
same is true for taxes.

the point of tariffs is to increase the cost of imported goods, to make them less competitive against domestically produced goods. And looming tariffs can have significant impact on investment decisions (as we have seen numerous times to our advantage in the last few weeks). Manufacturers can on longer count on reflexive US aversion to tariffs. The only way to hedge against that risk is to invest in MANUFACTURING in the USA (to ensure access to the US market).

Nothing new here. We did that in the 70s with Japanese automakers, and now most Japanese brand vehicles sold here are made here. Trump is merely trying to force that same dynamic on other sectors now.

70% of Japanese vehicles sold in America are imported.
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In reply to whiterock • 8:23a
whiterock said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.

he doesn't care because he doesn't need to.

When you are running a trade deficit, you are in the drivers seat in a trade war. The other guy has his entire market at risk. Canada gets hurt worse in a trade war because they are running a trade surplus with us. That's a law of gravity working against Canada, and they will cave first (because they have no choice but to do so).

it's no accident Trump is calling Canada the 51st state. The Canadian & Mexican economies are so tied to the US economy that they are, in macroeconomic terms, the 51st and 52nd state. They cannot just pivot & sell elsewhere in enough time to avoid economic calamity. Here's the key facts:
Trade is 67% of Canadian GDP (3/4ths of it with USA) = trade with USA is HALF of the Canadian economy.
Trade is 74% of Mexican GDP (2/3rd of it with USA) = trade with USA is HALF of the Mexican economy
Trade is 15% of United States GDP (don't need to go any further than that.)

Canada and Mexico are in a gunfight armed with a plastic knife.
The outcome is foreordained.




Intentionally depressing the global economy via tariffs impacts everyone. There are things he has placed tariffs on that we don't grow anywhere in the U.S. or manufacture anywhere, but are part of supply chains of U.S. companies production of higher value outputs. This is insanity and unnecessary.

You know damn well we aren't even remotely prepared to take on the production of things like lower grade steel and mining because we decided regulatory, labor, and environmental concerns are the priority.
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In reply to whiterock • 8:31a
whiterock said:
FLBear5630 said:
Oldbear83 said:
FLBear5630 said:
Assassin said:
FLBear5630 said:
Assassin said:
boognish_bear said:
They are sooo screwed


For a day or so. Then just like Ukraine support, mexican Tariffs and rehiring needed Govt workers we will back off. This is all theater. A big reality show.
Amazing how Trump gets EXACTLY what he wanted in the first place, isn't it? This guy is playing 3D chess while the other guys are trying to figure out checkers


He only wanted 30 day ceasefire? I thought he was ending it in a day? All this **** for 30 days?
Son, you seem to have reached the point that if a door closes you think the sun went out.

Same level of comprehension here, bucko.

Are you in assisted living, or do you just need to be?


Geez, be man enough to call a spade a spade. The stock market is tanking after Trump's tariff war.
stock market is tanking because recession is coming (because of the looming reduction in federal spending).


This.

The Biden economy was entirely astro-turfed by the state printing trillions of dollars and doubling the size of the federal government by adding millions of new federal government jobs
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In reply to The_barBEARian • 9:16a
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
Mr. Treehorn treats objects like women, man.
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In reply to trey3216 • 9:22a
trey3216 said:
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.

Farmers could only dream of the level of support banks, foreign governments in the middle east, and defense contractors receive from the government.

If the tariffs make American farmers profitable again then there wont be a need for farm subsidies.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 11:22a
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nein51 said:
He's also still an obvious outsider to how the U.S. government has operated for a very long time.

And that's a huge reason why a lot of people voted for him. You a fan of how the U.S. government has been operating for that "very long time" which includes all the corruption, waste, fraud and abuse?

No I'm fine with most of what he has done but there's a very real possibility most of it gets overturned and what doesn't is just coming right back the next time the Democrats are in charge.

The market reaction has been poor, at best, and things haven't gotten better (though it's very, very early on).

I think there is a time for the hatchet and a time for diplomacy and I think he lacks the skill for diplomacy. On the plus side no one has to hide in the closet to say there are two genders and that's a good thing.
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In reply to historian • 11:54a
historian said:
boognish_bear said:

She is wrong. In the final analysis, the consumer pays all tariffs. The companies who buy the products and then sell them here in America pass on the increased costs through higher prices. It's inevitable.

It's all political theater.
Except you as the consumer can decide to buy a different countries product and NOT pay the new price. You could say now buy American products if you want.
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In reply to ScottS • 11:58a
ScottS said:
historian said:
boognish_bear said:

She is wrong. In the final analysis, the consumer pays all tariffs. The companies who buy the products and then sell them here in America pass on the increased costs through higher prices. It's inevitable.

It's all political theater.
Except you as the consumer can decide to buy a different countries product and NOT pay the new price. You could say now buy American products if you want.
What if the American product relies upon some imported goods to produce and is now more expensive than before?
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How Do You Like the Trade War Now?
Trump is furious that Canada won't take his tariffs lying down.
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boognish_bear said:

She is wrong. In the final analysis, the consumer pays all tariffs. The companies who buy the products and then sell them here in America pass on the increased costs through higher prices. It's inevitable.

It's all political theater.
Except you as the consumer can decide to buy a different countries product and NOT pay the new price. You could say now buy American products if you want.
We simply cannot produce EVERYTHING we consume in the U.S. Not even close. Just get ready to pay more for cars, lumber, produce, and even energy. Would love for Trump to restart the Keystone Pipeline, but it no longer makes economic sense with Trump's tariff on Canadian crude oil.
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The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
I'm fascinated by the decision making that results in adding protectionist tariffs to an industry that already has them, is subsidized by the government, not to mention we carry a trade surplus in. All wrapped around the realities we can't even grow some of the products tariffed, and certainly not at the demand level of the U.S. consumer due to land and climate requirements.
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trey3216 said:
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
I'm fascinated by the decision making that results in adding protectionist tariffs to an industry that already has them, is subsidized by the government, not to mention we carry a trade surplus in. All wrapped around the realities we can't even grow some of the products tariffed, and certainly not at the demand level of the U.S. consumer due to land and climate requirements.

You do realize it is China, Canada, and now Mexico who are putting tariffs on our ag industry, right?

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The_barBEARian said:
ATL Bear said:
trey3216 said:
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
I'm fascinated by the decision making that results in adding protectionist tariffs to an industry that already has them, is subsidized by the government, not to mention we carry a trade surplus in. All wrapped around the realities we can't even grow some of the products tariffed, and certainly not at the demand level of the U.S. consumer due to land and climate requirements.

You do realize it is China, Canada, and now Mexico who are putting tariffs on our ag industry, right?

Are you talking in response to our new tariffs?
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The other irony in all of this is that basically agricultural products have no tariffs between Mexico, US and Canada. Even the dairy one that Trump keeps touting has to do with quotas of the products imported. There are no tariffs on imports up to the quotas.

So what is the irony? The quotas were agreed upon as part of the USCMA agreement that Trump negotiated in his first term.
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ATL Bear said:
The_barBEARian said:
ATL Bear said:
trey3216 said:
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
I'm fascinated by the decision making that results in adding protectionist tariffs to an industry that already has them, is subsidized by the government, not to mention we carry a trade surplus in. All wrapped around the realities we can't even grow some of the products tariffed, and certainly not at the demand level of the U.S. consumer due to land and climate requirements.

You do realize it is China, Canada, and now Mexico who are putting tariffs on our ag industry, right?

Are you talking in response to our new tariffs?

Canada has had 200% tariffs on American dairy long before Trump took office.

The Canadian tariffs are retaliatory, not protectionist. We have a $80 billion trade deficit with Canada.

As for China and Mexico, American ag is taking bullets bcs it is one of the few industries that is a net exporter to those countries. We have a $300 billion trade deficit with China and $170 billion trade deficit with Mexico.
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ATL Bear said:
The_barBEARian said:
ATL Bear said:
trey3216 said:
The_barBEARian said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Married A Horn said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Assassin said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
KaiBear said:
boognish_bear said:


To arbitrarily cut of all electricity to our states would obviously violate various contracts.

Would be an act of war.

In case of such draconian actions I would not fault Trump if he decides to commit paratroopers and take over those facilities in Ontario.

I half expect this to happen.
You are okay with going to war with Canada? That will make Trump no better than Putin. Trump's quest for new territory (Greenland, Canada, etc.) is quite troubling.


If Ontario willfully fails to provide electricity to the populations of three of our states despite viable contracts………that is in reality an act of war.

Hell yes I am ok with defending our citizens.
Warren Buffett considers tariffs an act of war. I agree with him.

If there are valid contracts in place at a set price for x amount of megawatts for months/ years, it seems to me that Donald Trump and the United States have violated the contract(s) by just Willy Nilly jacking up tariffs.

Trump's treatment of Mexico and Canada is atrocious. Neither are our enemy. Trump is certainly not treating them like allies. Would sure hate to see both countries cozy up to China/ Russia/ N. Korea because of Trump's arrogance. The world is a dangerous place. Trump should try just a little bit of diplomacy here. We need more allies, - not fewer.
You dont get what Trump is doing. He is bringing everything back to the USA. He wants us to be as self sufficient as possible, moving as far away from the globalist experiment of George Soros as quickly as possible. Look back at every single thing that he has done.
The scariest part about all of this is that Trump does not realize who actually pays the tariffs. Or he doesn't want to acknowledge it.

The tariffs are paid by the importer of record, which is mostly American companies and Americans. This is why higher inflation will be a highly probable outcome.


Do you consider the astronomical tarriffs on our ag products that Canada has as an act of war

You should be more concerned about the 60 percent + of produce we import from Mexico. Retailers have already told Trump prices are going up. Trump's response? He does not care. Get ready for Covid era pricing at the grocery store. Let them eat cake (very expensive cake). Unforced error by Trump.

Trump can't blame this fiasco on anybody but himself. It is funny to watch Trump's cheerleaders proclaim that no recession is coming. Kind of gives me flashbacks of Janet Yellin's "Inflation is transitory" stance. I am very disappointed in Larry Kudlow. He should know better.



Great! You can start supporting American farmers!
American farmers are one of the most well "supported" institutions on earth.
I'm fascinated by the decision making that results in adding protectionist tariffs to an industry that already has them, is subsidized by the government, not to mention we carry a trade surplus in. All wrapped around the realities we can't even grow some of the products tariffed, and certainly not at the demand level of the U.S. consumer due to land and climate requirements.

You do realize it is China, Canada, and now Mexico who are putting tariffs on our ag industry, right?

Are you talking in response to our new tariffs?

Canada has had 200% tariffs on American dairy long before Trump took office.

The Canadian tariffs are retaliatory, not protectionist. We have a $80 billion trade deficit with Canada.

As for China and Mexico, American ag is taking bullets bcs it is one of the few industries that is a net exporter to those countries. We have a $300 billion trade deficit with China and $170 billion trade deficit with Mexico.
The USCMA increased access to the Canadian dairy market unavailable to other countries. Somewhere to the tune of a 1/2 a billion dollars or more.

And you inadvertently made the very case for targeted trade negotiations versus blanket tariff shots across the bow for "unfairness". Trade isn't a zero sum game.
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I'm also making the case that US ag pulls its own weight.

We supply Mexico with over half their corn in a country that has a heavy corn based diet.

You originally commented on an asinine post trey made that seemed to imply American ag is a burden on this country and not worthy of the paltry subsidies they receive.

I hope domestic consumption of US ag increases to offset the tariffs so that an increase in subsidies arent needed, but if we need to help farmers out it is absolutely in our best interest.
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I'm also making the case that US ag pulls its own weight.

We supply Mexico with over half their corn in a country that has a heavy corn based diet.

You originally commented on an asinine post trey made that seemed to imply American ag is a burden on this country and not worthy of the paltry subsidies they receive.

I hope domestic consumption of US ag increases to offset the tariffs so that an increase in subsidies arent needed, but if we need to help farmers out it is absolutely in our best interest.
I didn't imply anything about American agricultural being a burden on the country. Nothing of the sort. I said they are one of the most well supported institutions on the planet. That is a verifiable fact.
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I'm also making the case that US ag pulls its own weight.

We supply Mexico with over half their corn in a country that has a heavy corn based diet.

You originally commented on an asinine post trey made that seemed to imply American ag is a burden on this country and not worthy of the paltry subsidies they receive.

I hope domestic consumption of US ag increases to offset the tariffs so that an increase in subsidies arent needed, but if we need to help farmers out it is absolutely in our best interest.
I didn't imply anything about American agricultural being a burden on the country. Nothing of the sort. I said they are one of the most well supported institutions on the planet. That is a verifiable fact.

I dont know what you mean by "most well supported institutions on the planet"?

The year 2000 saw the highest government payment share of net farm income in our nation's history and that year farmers received a little over $30 billion in subsidies and loans.

The Pentagon or Medicare goes through $30 billion in a day.

We sent $30 billion to Israel last year alone.
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this is actually not a good sign. no way we've had a significant increase in production 6wks after inauguration. This seems likely to be a result of reduced demand, which is indicative of a slowing economy.

More likely, it's a sign that Trump's plan is moving forward. Markets are perceiving that he is likely to significantly cut spending, and adjusting to known macroeconomics of reduced government spending = recession.


I think futures are a big factor here.
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