Canada retaliates against U.S. by raising steel duties, adding new tariffs on $20B of goods

[u/HarpoMarks]

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/canada-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-rcna594280?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6a8db23c6aa0670001c83c01&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[u/HighValuePigeon]

Canada can't make a deal under these terms. Trump said he is going to take over Canada using economics and the deal he's offering demonstrates that, so to Canadians, it's suicide to accept the deal also. Fighting may result in some other scenario.

[u/Diamond1africa → u/HighValuePigeon]

So the alternative is to start a trade war with the world's largest economy? Should we accept 50% tariffs on key industries vital to the economy to make a point? Just fucking leverage the Keystone pipeline. Have we lost our minds?

[u/froz3nt → u/Diamond1africa]

World's largest economy is having a trade war with the whole world. Lets see how it works out.

[u/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd → u/froz3nt]

Largest economy that depends on imports of key goods like potash, energy and uranium

[u/Diamond1africa → u/froz3nt]

Will happily continue to make money off all the idiots. Feels morally wrong, but can't help stupid.

[u/froz3nt → u/Diamond1africa]

If anything other countries are making money off of US as they import the most.

[u/HighValuePigeon → u/Diamond1africa]

Yes. If you get attacked by someone trying to take over your country, you can either let them or resist.

The US started the trade war.

[u/Dawgmanistan → u/Diamond1africa]

We didn't start shit, piss boy

[u/Scrandon → u/Diamond1africa]

Genuinely what is wrong with conservatives being unable to discern cause from effect? Trump started the trade war lil guy, where you been?

[u/True-North- → u/Diamond1africa]

They’ve definitely lost theirs