eu levies a 50% tariff on us whiskey, while the us levies a 200% tariff on all european booze....

@beermeplease It looks like perhaps Canada has had a larger tariff on European vodka than the US had. I recall being in Paris and couple times and the French wine was so cheap, it was unbelievable. California wine was super expensive.

@carpediem My beef with them was a long time ago. They were boycotting our grapes or California wines...or something. Danged if I can really remember now.

@carpediem our own booze is heavily taxed. it's disgusting. there were even interprovincial restrictions on certain products. like albertans could not get wine from bc...

@ArishMell Good information. Yes, the US needs steel and aluminum to be manufactured domestically. It won't be an easy road, but it needs to happen.

@carpediem The question then is whether the US has the reserves and capacity. For example, since refining aluminium from its ore ended some forty years ago, what happened to the smelting plant and rolling-mills? And their operators?


For another, practical problem I don't hear or see aired much, is that where industries dwindle or close the pool of skills needed to operate them will also dry up, so trying to reconstitute them will not be easy.

@ArishMell Agreed. It won't be easy. But it still needs to happen and will. New plants and mills will come about as the market conditions improve for domestic producers.

@beermeplease I don't rate British food.

You can all tariff that for zero economic impact because nobody wants it. We would have to pay countries to import our food.

@Burnley123 well you do have some quality football we can watch 🤗...did i tell you my boys are 3-0 to start the season and also move on to round of 8 in champions cup. we eliminated top mexican team monterrey last night 😊

@beermeplease The Premiership is such a world league that the most overseas TV market is as big as the domestic one. The domestic market is also pretty big.

Well done for that. I know Monterey have had recent success in Liga MX and (like their rivals Tigres) have strong financial backing. I know that Mexican teams used to completely dominate CONCACAF but it's no longer the case. It's a sign that the MLS is improving.

My dad and I watched Burnley beat Luton 4-0 on Saturday and we are third (two go up plus playoff). Luton are in the Championship relegation zone and might be in line for a double relegation.

@deadinternet dont know about bacardi or malibu but peach scnapps expect to pay 200% more

@beermeplease This is outrageous

@WandererTony gladly,,,but beef is frowned upon there 😭....but i know people who have visited and loved it there

@beermeplease i live here and i have beef, pork, lamb et al.

No one frowns. Not in my parts of the country at least!😊