Canada makes some of the best planes in the world, especially for private jets. This is a tax on strictly the ultra wealthy Americans, so I don't think he will follow through.
Because half of adults read at a 6th grade reading level (at best), so recognizing bias and context is just beyond them. And rich people have spent decades building a media ecosystem that takes advantage of this
He's a mafia guy and it has worked a shit ton in his past to threaten and then do stupid things that hurts everyone. I understand why he used it at first, a lot of countries bent the knee, but why he keeps using it is the stupid part. The stupid people even now know that it only hurts American consumers and fucks up the economy.
Why not 5000% at this point? We all know you're not gonna stick to your word and change your mind tomorrow morning to whatever crazy idea sparks in your senile brain. So why stop at 50%? Get mad! Sky's the limit when you don't give a shit!
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skozzii@lemmy.ca · 99 pts · 212d
Canada makes some of the best planes in the world, especially for private jets. This is a tax on strictly the ultra wealthy Americans, so I don't think he will follow through.
Who wants a TACO?
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 23 pts · 212d
Not just on the ultra rich, it could affect some airlines in the USA. The Airbus A220 is built in Québec, but they also build them in Alabama.
wirebeads@lemmy.ca · 44 pts · 212d
Trump is a thin skinned loser who rapes children and on top of that, he’s a 1 trick pony.
Tariffs.
The rest of the world is moving on without America. Good riddance.
palordrolap@fedia.io · 10 pts · 212d
Nah. He has other tricks. Sending in armed goons and cheating at golf are a couple of them.
I suppose you could go to the root of all these for the real lone trick: being a self-serving piece of [redacted]
Jumbie@lemmy.zip · 32 pts · 212d
Anything with the word tariff in it should be automatically filed under Stupid News.
Why do humans keep appointing the dumbest evil people as their leaders?
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 212d
Because half of adults read at a 6th grade reading level (at best), so recognizing bias and context is just beyond them. And rich people have spent decades building a media ecosystem that takes advantage of this
Johandea@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 210d
The majority of people will always follow a certain dumbass over a well-informed, but unsure, rival.
Lembot_0006@programming.dev · 2 pts · 212d
Because most of the people who make those appointments are dumbest (with 30% evilness) people.
SirMaple__@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 212d
ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 212d
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 212d
It's like this man only knows one note and constantly wails on it.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 212d
He's a mafia guy and it has worked a shit ton in his past to threaten and then do stupid things that hurts everyone. I understand why he used it at first, a lot of countries bent the knee, but why he keeps using it is the stupid part. The stupid people even now know that it only hurts American consumers and fucks up the economy.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 212d
It’s like that one douchbag that always brings his guitar camping and only knows one chord.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 212d
Trump: "so anyway here's wonderwall"
mattyroses@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 210d
Today is gonna be the day I'm gonna tariff all of you
By now you should have figured out I'm always gonna chicken out
DarkDecay@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 212d
Holy fuck Donny, tells your desperately out of negotiating ideas without telling us. Lol what a fuckin loser
ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 212d
EfreetSK@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
Why not 5000% at this point? We all know you're not gonna stick to your word and change your mind tomorrow morning to whatever crazy idea sparks in your senile brain. So why stop at 50%? Get mad! Sky's the limit when you don't give a shit!
Mist101@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
So, we're gonna make us pay... us... even mOAR for your planes!...?
ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee · 8 pts · 212d
They've given up trying to tell him. He'll die not knowing what a tariff really is
SaltSong@startrek.website · 5 pts · 212d
The sooner the better.
ikidd@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 211d
Is this the country trying sell Canada a bunch of aircraft?
bossito@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 210d
In the meantime this kind of threat lost any value... Besides that everyone is hurrying up cutting dependence on US markets
solidheron@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 211d
Are these tarrifs actually effective? Seems like it's kinda flavor of the week kind of threat. Like we could cut exports or do sanctions
radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 212d
Still around, this guy.
twinnie@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 212d
Out of curiosity, why aren’t the Gulfstream jets certified?
Marktic@piefed.ca · 0 pts · 212d
That is a good question. I wonder what the issue is. Likely something completely reasonable
twinnie@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 211d
I looked it up and apparently Gulfstream simply haven’t bothered even trying because the market’s so small it isn’t worth the expense to them.
Digit@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 210d
Dear Canada, Don't worry. China got cheap choppers for you if you don't like your own.
Dear USA, Bwahahahahahahaha.