President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

    • thefartographer@lemm.ee
      0·
      9 days ago

      They’re not taxes, they’re TARIFFS! By making goods cost more, the cost of my groceries will… Oh no…

      Well, at least when things cost more for my employer then my pay will… Oh my…

      But but but but! If you look up “tariff,” you’ll see that it really gets paid for by… Oh no… Oh my… Oh no!

      Someone help me! I voted for a fascist and my life got worse!!!

  • Blackout@fedia.io
    0·
    9 days ago

    When he didn’t add Chinese tariffs immediately my guess was they were who helped the trump coin jump in price. There has got to be a payment to him somewhere

  • Zier@fedia.io
    0·
    9 days ago

    I just can’t wait for him to tank our economy. Organic, free range eggs for a bargain low price of $79.99 a dozen. maga maga maga

    • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
      0·
      9 days ago

      I’m getting a bunch of “I did that” stickers with the orange turd’s face on it and plastering them all over the place

    • gregs_gumption@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      This is wishful thinking. Orangic and free range will be outlawed for being too woke. All foods will be sprayed with DDT before being sold to customers just in case.

      The last part was clearly hyperbole, but at this point I’m not sure the first part is.

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    tariffs on Canada and Mexico

    With lazy headlines like this, it’s no wonder the average person thinks he’s talking sense. The tariffs will be on imports into the US from these countries. The tariffs will be paid by the importers.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
      0·
      9 days ago

      And added to the price so the importers make the same profit. We are people are going to be paying a 25% tax on everything we buy from 2 of our biggest trading partners. And a 20% “because we can, fuck you” increase on domestic products.

    • massive_bereavement@fedia.io
      0·
      9 days ago

      I’m pretty sure he doesn’t care. I’m also pretty sure there’s someone going to profit from this big time and that’s who’s pushing for it.

  • FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world
    0·
    9 days ago

    So excited for this. The schadenfreude is so intense right now lol. Trump voters: “you’re telling me that making things cost more, didn’t make things cost less?”

  • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    I can’t wait until all the idiots who voted for him can’t understand why things cost even more now. God. Fucking. Damnit.