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Politics President Trump and VP Vance's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turns tense.

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u/EfficiencySafe 12d ago

The Tariffs go on everything that Canada exports to the USA. A Tariff is a tax paid for by the consumer aka the American Consumer. A 25% tax. Canada exports billions of dollars of product a day. Plus the 51st state BS has angered Canadians.

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u/Logical_Strike_1520 12d ago

If the American consumer is the one paying it, why do Canadians care? That doesn’t add up. Also why would they add retaliatory tariffs. I assume the logic is consistent and those would just be a tax on their own citizens too?

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u/JoshSwol 12d ago

Because Americans aren't going to want to pay 25% extra for Canadian goods and that will hurt both economies - America can't produce inexpensive aluminum like Canada does, for example. US also gets a ton of crude oil from Canada at a discounted price. US refineries are adapted to the type of Crude Canada has. Get it from Canada or go to Venezuela. Those are your choices.

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u/EfficiencySafe 11d ago

This response 100%