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Canada Kid

(257 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 10:59 AM Jun 2025

Goodbye America!

With all the tariffs being imposed on Canada, I would really like us Canadians to cease and desist immediately ALL shipments of all products produced here in this country and delivered to the US. No steel, no aluminum, no gas, no oil, no electricity, nothing! The weight of the lack of Canadian goods will quickly descend on your country, devastating your economy, destroying everyday life. This frightening event might kick start the population into kicking Trump and his cronies in the political butt, and wake up those complacent fools who think this might all just go away. You don't have 3 1/2 years to dinkle around. Your jobs, your futures, you health, your way of life is being destroyed. The most respected and revered country in the world is now viewed as a pariah.

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Goodbye America! (Original Post) Canada Kid Jun 2025 OP
Have you contacted your MP? Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #1
You forgot maple syrup NoRethugFriends Jun 2025 #2
I bought two .5 gallons when this all started Captain Zero Jun 2025 #9
Such action would double down on destruction to Canadian companies exporting to the USA bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #3
I'm on board with that. Maru Kitteh Jun 2025 #4
Maybe Canada could impound certain items? Captain Zero Jun 2025 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Jun 2025 #5
Isn't the message better suited for a RW site? Renew Deal Jun 2025 #6
And we have the orange anus to thank for this. OLDMDDEM Jun 2025 #7
Wouldn't blame Canadians if they did that. hadEnuf Jun 2025 #8
We don't need those Traildogbob Jun 2025 #11
Hm, it must be Wednesday. n/t flvegan Jun 2025 #12
Why don't we just let Texas cede from the Union... SKKY Jun 2025 #13
The tarriffs are not imposed on Canada- Canadians are not paying them sarisataka Jun 2025 #14
FFS AKwannabe Jun 2025 #15

Captain Zero

(8,744 posts)
9. I bought two .5 gallons when this all started
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:12 AM
Jun 2025

I don't know why but I noticed Canadian syrup on sale at Kroger about a month ago and I bought two, I think it was half gallons.

I can ration that until this nightmare is over.

bucolic_frolic

(54,041 posts)
3. Such action would double down on destruction to Canadian companies exporting to the USA
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:02 AM
Jun 2025

Not sure that would be a welcome consequence.

Maru Kitteh

(31,247 posts)
4. I'm on board with that.
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:05 AM
Jun 2025

If it works out, I may even get to stay here instead of pursuing life in the Vancouver area. If things keep going here the way they are, I’ll become a Canadian resident myself.


Captain Zero

(8,744 posts)
10. Maybe Canada could impound certain items?
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jun 2025

Like withhold 4-5 products completely for several months, then demand TACO have a duty free month on those items. Just to fuck with him.

Response to Canada Kid (Original post)

hadEnuf

(3,524 posts)
8. Wouldn't blame Canadians if they did that.
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:09 AM
Jun 2025

Tariffs on / tariffs off. Trump is dicking everybody around. There is no solid bet on anything with the US anymore.

I'm sure other countries are thinking of cutting their losses and telling Trump and the US to go pound sand.

Traildogbob

(12,561 posts)
11. We don't need those
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:16 AM
Jun 2025

Damn Canadian goats to produce our cotton, damnit. We can grow our own damn goats, and let the broke ass people pick it off of them, for free.

SKKY

(12,746 posts)
13. Why don't we just let Texas cede from the Union...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:20 AM
Jun 2025

...and then let California, Oregon, and Washington become the 11th Canadian province? I'd move back to Washington if that happened.

sarisataka

(22,230 posts)
14. The tarriffs are not imposed on Canada- Canadians are not paying them
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:21 AM
Jun 2025

The tariffs are on Canadian goods, US consumers pay them.

The purpose of a tariff is to reduce imports. Cutting imports off would not change the purpose of them.

With approximately 12% of US imports coming from Canada I think you overestimate the effect an embargo would have on the US economy. Would it cause difficulties- yes, Devastating?- unlikely

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