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Re:Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade... by afavour on Saturday August 22, 2026 @06:42PM (#49404571)
Thing is, absolutely none of what you’re saying applies to Trump’s tariffs. Because he’ll remove them two weeks from now if the right person flatters him the right way.

So there will be no build out of manufacturing capacity. You’d be a fool to spend tens of millions on that when at literally any moment the market will revert back to the norm.

This administration’s policy making is insane. I’m surprised folks are still trying to sanewash it.

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Re:Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade... by coderenegade on Sunday August 23, 2026 @07:30AM (#49407954)
I didn't say anything about politics. Whether or not industry believes this is a permanent state of affairs, or destined to end with this administration, has no bearing on whether or not tariffs can be a useful tool. My issue is with trivially wrong economic dogma.
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