How come the republican supporters are not upset about the new tariff war?

@DeluxedEdition in an ideal world, farmers would do what they're good at and car makers would do what they're good at and swap produce... People doing what they're good at

@DeluxedEdition 💯

@DeluxedEdition Problem is, retaliation can go both ways.
With buying overseas, the reason that happens is because American made products typically cost more.

Now while it is true that a lot of American companies and even politicians are afraid of trump, other nations are not going to back off so easily. Trump doesn't get to call the shots for countries in which the US is indebted to. Some of these countries could probably buy America outright.

It sounds like a good idea about except America allowed that to happen in the first place. They are not going to back down now.

BTW thank you for the civil, intelligent response. I know often times these discussions turn to childish insults between people.

@DeluxedEdition Exactly. It's amazing how many American's don't understand that. Guess they just like funding other countries ...

@Punches Currency, like water will find it's own level. It's just takes a little time.

@nudistsueaz Ain't gonna happen in our lifetime.

@Punches That could be true. It would happen faster if the stealing of tax dollars stopped.

@nudistsueaz Maybe, but let's be real here. Suppose trump has this grand plan and everything just works out great during his administration. Soon after, some other politician, for one side or the other, will eventually wreck everything again anyways.

@Punches Maybe but that really all depends on the voters and who they elect. Don't you think?

Besides Congress is the real issue. Term limits are needed in the worst way.

@Punches
Even Americans can no longer afford what's made in America. We are too heavily taxed and get too little back for what we pay in taxes. Tariffs are just a part of the road to make America great again.

@DeluxedEdition U.S. President Donald Trump continues to single out Canada as a bad trading partner, claiming in a recent social media post that his northern neighbour is a “tariff abuser” that charges high rates on American goods.

The vast majority of U.S. products are not subject to any tariffs under the terms of the North American free trade pact signed by the president during his first term, though recent events have muddied those waters somewhat.

“Ninety-eight or 97 per cent of goods that come into Canada flow in tariff-free,” said Clifford Sosnow, who heads the Fasken law firm’s international trade and investment group.

@NewWorldToronto you're talking facts... And we know they're immune to them

@Punches when they are taxed at the same rate they are taxing us then it’s kind of a scrub , most countries owe us, I can think of very few that don’t

@Prison1203 America has the largest deficit on the planet. Japan and China top the list for countries we are most indebted to.

America cannot even pay the interest on the debt. Trying to do so would wipe out even Elon Musk overnight.

@DeluxedEdition They don't buy anything from the US anyway, so even if they double the tariff on US goods 2 times zero is still zero. The US doesn't make anything any more. Of my last 100 Amazon purchases 90% were probably from other than the US.

I just received a surprise delivery today, the delivery of a small wooden spoon I had ordered via Amazon a few weeks ago, It came via US mail, mailed from China. Interesting, no US middleman on the delivery side, just Amazon on the front end to process the order.