Frank wrote on Feb 4^th, 2025 at 8:38am:



Hear  hear sir Frank,

Only Trump knows what to do.

He's a genius.

There is one problem I see.

For manufacturers  - let's say Mercedes cars -

It would years to set up a factory in the  USA.
With the Chips Act Biden had to pay
$billions to get the chip companies to set
up in the USA.

It's not going to happen under Trump.
Mercedes will tell him to go jump in the lake.

So, what's in it for Mexico and Canada that Sheinbaum and Trudeau would collaborate in a pantomime that portrays Trump as the tough-guy action man even at the cost of their and their countries looking like they took it up the clack?

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 4^th, 2025 at 11:59am:


Wins?

It's a humiliating defeat for Trump.

He's not imposing the tariffs.

Well done Canada - you stared down the bully 

Frank wrote on Feb 4^th, 2025 at 12:08pm:


In exchange for his reputation, which Canada has now destroyed.

Tough-guy rapist said he was definitely gonna slap tariffs on Canada, but now he's backed right down.

Canada = 1

Trump = nil

Frank wrote on Feb 4^th, 2025 at 12:08pm:


Trump said the tariffs were needed because:

Unfair Trade Practices – He claimed that both countries were taking advantage of the U.S. through trade agreements like NAFTA, which he argued led to manufacturing job losses, particularly in the auto and steel industries.

National Security (Section 232 Tariffs) – Trump imposed steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the pretext of national security, despite the countries being U.S. allies. Critics saw this as an excuse rather than a legitimate security concern.

Leverage for USMCA – The tariffs were also used as a bargaining tool to pressure Canada and Mexico into renegotiating NAFTA, which resulted in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Stopping Outsourcing – He wanted to discourage American companies from shifting production to Mexico for cheaper labour, especially in the auto industry.

Reducing the Trade Deficit – Trump argued that tariffs would help reduce the U.S. trade deficit by encouraging domestic production.

So does this mean they were lies, or Trump no longer cares about Unfair trade practices, national security, reducing the trade deficit or protecting American jobs?

And then there are what his supporters thought and voted on:



You're going to need to explain to MAGA fanatics like her, that she'll have to pay taxes again...

'A protection racket is a type of racket and a scheme of organized crime perpetrated by a potentially hazardous organized crime group that generally guarantees protection outside the sanction of the law to another entity or individual from violence, robbery, ransacking, arson, vandalism, and other such threats, in exchange for payments at regular intervals. Each payment is called "protection money" or a "protection fee". An organized crime group determines an affordable or reasonable fee by negotiating with each of its payers, to ensure that each payer can pay the fee on a regular basis and on time. Protections rackets can vary in terms of their levels of sophistication or organization; it is not uncommon for their operations to emulate the structures or methods used by tax authorities within legitimate governments to collect taxes from taxpayers.'

Trump had the edge on the New York concrete business and now the Americas import trade deals.