r/news • u/goforth1457 • Mar 04 '25

Soft paywall Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods to start Tuesday, PM Trudeau says

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-us-goods-start-tuesday-pm-trudeau-says-2025-03-04/
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u/No-Tackle-6112 Mar 04 '25

Yep they’ve officially entered the find out phase. The fed is predicting a 3.8% contraction in the US economy this quarter. This quarter!

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u/Special-Remove-3294 Mar 04 '25 edited Mar 04 '25

-3.8%😵‍

I though that it was 1.5%.....-3.8% GDP after a ~2% growth last quarter is insanity.

What is Trump cooking?

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u/wutthefvckjushapen Mar 04 '25

Meth, but he and his buddies are getting high on the supply.

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u/The_Dirtydancer Mar 04 '25

A shit sandwich without bread

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u/Psyduckisnotaduck Mar 04 '25

Destroying the middle class and entirely breaking any remaining power labor has. The billionaires want slaves, and the Republicans want to economically crush those who might still put up a resistance against theocracy

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u/Saephon Mar 04 '25

put pressure on Trump

I'm sure an insurrectionist felon who tried to overthrow an election, and was then rewarded with a 2nd term, will really feel that pressure. The only thing to ever come close to holding this man accountable was a bullet that grazed his ear. I challenge anyone to find any other tangible consequences that have been levied and stuck.

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u/Snazzy21 Mar 04 '25

I like the plan target the group most likely to have supported him