• FelixCress@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 month ago

    The EU has a trade deal with Canada already, perhaps there is a scope for further improvement?

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        1 month ago

        “Via Greenland” makes no sense. The trouble with Canada-Europe trade is that Canada unfortunately lacks a good port on its east coast (certainly nothing comparable to Vancouver in the west). For the foreseeable future, if the trade dispute with the US drags on, Canada’s best bet is to expand its trade with Asia.

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    1 month ago

    Joke’s on you orange pile of dung! I got me a yearly supply of avocados from Mexico! I could afford 5!

    If I eat them 1 gram per day and I freeze dry them, I should have avocado for life!

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    1 month ago

    I seem to remember that what the EU did to good effect last time this asshat was president was to place extremely directed tariffs/taxes on specific goods from Trump-friendly areas. Essentially saying “we’re going to toll oranges from this specific county in that specific swing state in order to drive a couple specific producers out of business”, and then did that across the country. The advantage being that WTO agreements allow you to answer tariffs dollar-for-dollar, so you can respond to wide-reaching tolls that amount to X USD (e.g. tolls on the entire European aluminium industry) with extremely hard-hitting tolls on very specific producers.

    We should be doing that again. Don’t touch the wider American population, but put all our weight into hitting hard against cornerstone businesses in pro-trump counties. Make them regret voting this guy in thinking it would better their economy.

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      1 month ago

      I think it was on specific goods produced in the states supporting Trump. Yes, this is definitely the answer.