▲ 190 ▼ U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs (www.pbs.org) submitted 4 days ago by likeaforest@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) EU, China and others should join the fun as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 child) Probably but Mexico and Canada have the most direct incentives. China for example doesn't want the US to implode since that has a solid chance to eliminate one of their major consumer bases and depending on how the US comes out of it either intact or not it could result in broad economic realignment towards locally produced goods and decreased consumption therein. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago True, but at the end of the day, the goal is to force US to some common sense, not its implosion, though implosion could happen anyway even if we do nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 child) Probably but Mexico and Canada have the most direct incentives. China for example doesn't want the US to implode since that has a solid chance to eliminate one of their major consumer bases and depending on how the US comes out of it either intact or not it could result in broad economic realignment towards locally produced goods and decreased consumption therein. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago True, but at the end of the day, the goal is to force US to some common sense, not its implosion, though implosion could happen anyway even if we do nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago True, but at the end of the day, the goal is to force US to some common sense, not its implosion, though implosion could happen anyway even if we do nothing. permalink fedilink source parent