Tariffs

[MT~Forged]

1982: The lumber war between the US and Canada​

The US was convinced that it could see the wood for the trees, as it battled Canada over softwood lumber.

The root of the conflict was the fact that Canada grows and harvests lumber from public land, with prices determined by the government. On the other hand, the US harvests lumber from privately owned lots.
In 1982, the US argued that Canada was unfairly subsidising its softwood lumber, which led to several rounds of conflict, tariffs and retaliatory tariffs.

The lumber war continues. Canadian lumber faces an existing 14 percent tariff in the US, even before Trump’s threat to add 25 percent more.

The US imports almost half of its wood products from Canada, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity.

The real reason this specific issue exists really has NOTHING to do with Canada.

Yes, our lumber is harvested from privately owned lots, BECAUSE our government continues to try and appease environmental groups that feel this whole country should be a protected wilderness. They continue to buy and use Federal Judges to block sales of PUBLIC owned timber on PUBLIC owned land. By doing so we get to watch it burn up every year. If we were actually able to harvest our own VAST RENEWABLE RESOURCE we wouldn’t need to import lumber from Canada, subsidized or not.

 

[MT~Forged]

great explainer, appropriate tune:

While this in a VACUUM is true, Trump is not doing this in a vacuum.
1. The destruction of regulatory agencies will remove countless red tape barriers.
2. The implementation of DOGE to identify and stop corruption through waste, fraud and abuse will result in wasteful and fraudulent spending.
3. Forcing our so called allies to accept that paying their fair share is the new requirement will result in reduced spending.

There is a multi-pronged approach being done to solve the very issues, of which that slideshow wishes to ignore. The slideshow is correct on a number of points, all of which are also being addressed as we speak. That group conveniently chooses to ignore the fact that their very own solutions are being done at the same time.

It makes one wonder why this is. Could it be because recognition of these parallel actions would not allow them to criticize Trump’s actions as easily or at all? Just another biased propaganda hit piece, likely paid for by those who are losing access to the Government teat, and the power and control that ability offers.

 

[MT~Forged]

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What makes the recent tariffs that Trump has threatened different is “the breadth of the tariff standouts,” Sweet said. “The first trade war included mostly targeted tariffs but this time around across-the-board tariffs are being proposed, making it nearly impossible to hide from them.”

He added: “Another big difference is that Trump is threatening tariffs on economies that are extremely integrated with the US economy, including Canada and Mexico.”

To use your own analogy, the rich are much more able to absorb the pain. America is vastly more able to withstand a trade war than either Mexico or Canada. This trade war, while it will inconvenience America’s economy, it will destroy Mexico’s as well as Canada’s in a prolonged conflict. Eventually removing ALL BARRIERS to trade between all 3 countries will benefit each country and make North America stronger as a result.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

While this in a VACUUM is true, Trump is not doing this in a vacuum.
1. The destruction of regulatory agencies will remove countless red tape barriers.
2. The implementation of DOGE to identify and stop corruption through waste, fraud and abuse will result in wasteful and fraudulent spending.
3. Forcing our so called allies to accept that paying their fair share is the new requirement will result in reduced spending.

There is a multi-pronged approach being done to solve the very issues, of which that slideshow wishes to ignore. The slideshow is correct on a number of points, all of which are also being addressed as we speak. That group conveniently chooses to ignore the fact that their very own solutions are being done at the same time.

It makes one wonder why this is. Could it be because recognition of these parallel actions would not allow them to criticize Trump’s actions as easily or at all? Just another biased propaganda hit piece, likely paid for by those who are losing access to the Government teat, and the power and control that ability offers.

I don't remember if I saw it here or somewhere else, but someone said that we're eagerly awaiting for President Trump and his people to burn the whole thing down and piss on the ashes.