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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24657192

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In a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump suggested Canada could become a U.S. state to avoid his proposed tariffs on imports.

The remark elicited gasps from the audience.

Trump claimed the U.S. does not need Canadian lumber, energy, or vehicles, vastly overstating the trade deficit between the two nations.

He reiterated his intention to impose tariffs, potentially as high as 25%, on imports from Canada and Mexico starting February 1.

Economists warn such tariffs would raise prices for U.S. consumers.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Trump seems to have the goal of destroying the US from all I can tell. Our economy and power are so dependent on our connections to the rest of the world and he is burning them all down. The US dollar gets replaced as the fiat currency we are wholly fucked and this dumb shit is how that happens.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Somehow, even with conservatives owning all the branches of government, it will be the Dem's fault.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

LGBTQ+ and immigrant fear can convince conservatives of about anything.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

If Trump is serious about this it will be bipartisan by 2028 just like all the 2016 Trump policies that were bipartisan by 2020

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Lol that’s just the narrative they need to fundraise another loss in the 2028 election.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

And they'll even say sorry for it because they consider it "impolite" and "not done" to talk back to the sitting government or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So what are the Dems doing to prevent any of this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Hard to prevent when you are trying to get in front of the flood of dumb things being put out right now.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Who needs dollars when you have $TRUMP meme coins?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Fair. I was just thinking what the monetary system really needed was to be more obscure, cartoonish, energy intensive and unstable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Now backed by your social security! Thanks Obama

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Bitcoin is a form of electronic token, so $TRUMPET

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If America is forced to accept austerity measures over our massive debt when the dollar is no longer fiat, regular people will be the ones who suffer sadly.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

As long as the US dollar has maintained and will maintain its supremacy, regular people suffer all over the world for the comfort of treatlerites in the imperial core.

I'd rather the dollar crash so that the world has a chance.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When Dollar is replaced as the reserve currency, America's imports will shrink and there may be inflation. But it won't result it in defaulting on its domestic currency.

Any austerity on the US will be self-inflicted (as it is in the UK and Europe). The unwillingness of the US Government to take over the economy from the parasites will make things much worse.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Stop, I can only get so erect.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

And the last gasp of our conservatives as the final pillar of the whitehouse collapses into a flaming wreck due to Trumps ridiculous toddler-like mismanagement of everything will be to blame it all on the Democrats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

He is preparing a firesale for the super rich...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's the point, I think, as well. I could see Putin using the useful idiot to destroy the primary rival to its superiority. The US is incredibly difficult to invade. The intelligence apparatus is too ingrained in all our communication to avoid detection. If you can't get the rot to start from the outside, go for the inside.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

Damn these Russians making the US into warmongers. After all, stealing land is a completely foreign concept in America

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

This is peak BlueAnon/Marvel Cinematic Delusion, where Putin is a supervillain with a global mind control network.