▲ 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
[–] chuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (2 children) Ah I think it would be more appropriate to enact excise taxes on energy to the us at this point maybe 10-15 cents a kwhr 30-50 per barrel of oil. Call it the asshole tax permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago You want the damage to be quick and brutal so as to cause as much friction as possible, taxes won't necessarily due this due to the fact the goods and resources that are effected would likely still be present. Better to remove materials outright and cause as much friction as possible, make the demands for Trump's removal clear and also make it clear that succession would have the same opening of trade. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago Not sure where Lemmy gets its information from, but Canada is a net importer of US electricity since 2023. And we don't make oil, we extract bitumen sludge and send it to be refined in Texas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago You want the damage to be quick and brutal so as to cause as much friction as possible, taxes won't necessarily due this due to the fact the goods and resources that are effected would likely still be present. Better to remove materials outright and cause as much friction as possible, make the demands for Trump's removal clear and also make it clear that succession would have the same opening of trade. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago Not sure where Lemmy gets its information from, but Canada is a net importer of US electricity since 2023. And we don't make oil, we extract bitumen sludge and send it to be refined in Texas. permalink fedilink source parent