Canadian lumber

So Canada sells lumber to the US, they cut it and it goes to Home Depot, where they put it on a truck, ship it to Canada and sell it here as Canadian lumber with a few middlemen for extra cost.
Now Rump puts tariffs on Canadian lumber, so when Home Depot sells it to Canadians, it has the extra costs added on.
Why doesn't Canada cut the lumber and sell it to Home Depot locally so the Tariffs have no affect on anything?
I am thinking even if they did that Home Depot would still raise the price of lumber, just because they can get away with it.
Is lumber cheaper at Rona? Somehow I doubt it.

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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

Why would the lumber attract american tariffs when it leaves the US?

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@newjaninev2 It doesn't. The tariffs were applied when it entered the US but of course that means that when it is exported back to Canada (or sold in the US) the price has to be higher than it was before tariffs were applied to maintain the same profit.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@ninalanyon Agreed... so the Canadians should simply send their lumber elsewhere, or mill their lumber in Canada - either option thereby bypassing the americans.

trump's increased taxes on american consumers make global suppliers shrug, say 'yeah, nah' and go off to make new partnerships and alliances elsewhere.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@newjaninev2 What I find interesting is that Americans seem to be mostly silent on the fact that Trump is increasing taxes on Americans.

SomeMichGuy · M

@newjaninev2 EXACTLY

So many Americans don't understand the fundamental realignments occurring...

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@ninalanyon he tells them there are billions pouring into government coffers, but forgets to remind them that the money comes from them and them alone.

A new level of gullibility!

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@newjaninev2 I've seen YouTube videos where Magas have had tariffs explained to them. They seem utterly astonished when they finally get it.

SomeMichGuy · M

And they smile as they starve, lose healthcare, etc., @newjaninev2 ...

kodiac · 22-25, M

@SomeMichGuy No one is starving or losing health care . Lets jump on the universal health care wagon where people die waiting for a doc appt.

SomeMichGuy · M

@kodiac

No one is starving or losing health care .

These are the obvious effects of cutting food programs and health care for the poor, or did you not get actual coverage of the big bill which the party of HUGE government pushed through?

When it takes effect, let me know how your statement holds.

Lets jump on the universal health care wagon where people die waiting for a doc appt.

We pay 2x what the NEXT-most-expensive healthcare system costs (Switzerland).

We do NOT get 2x the health care.

Waiting times are about healthcare capacity, which is being hurt more by closing accessible sites in rural areas, and by the mismanagement which is typical here of the demographic inevitability, on the backend, of the "boomer" births on the frontend.

I'd love to get rid of the overly-managed healthcare in favor of half-priced coverage which frees up a ton of forms processors to perform productive work and add even more to the economy.