Trudeau decided to go ahead with retaliatory tariffs even though Trump’s order includes a mechanism to escalate the rates if Canada retaliates against the U.S.
  • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Tariffs are essentially a shitty sales tax. I’ve read it described as a way to switch the US federal funding from I come tax to a hidden sales tax.

    The revenues will also be much much lower, which is why they need to eliminate every federal bureau.