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Ron in Regina

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Shame we couldn’t move faster on something like that, though we absolutely must.
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Trump administration tells agencies they can ignore Musk order on email reply​

Well, that relationship lasted longer than most of Trump's "relationships."

Personally, I'm waiting for some agency security guards to kick a Musketeer's ass and throw him out of the building.
 
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Well, that relationship lasted longer than most of Trump's "relationships."

Personally, I'm waiting for some agency security guards to kick a Musketeer's ass and throw him out of the building.
Link like you doesn’t work .
 

Ron in Regina

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It's not a link, retard. It's a quote.
Are federal employees at risk of being fired at midnight Monday if they don’t respond to an Elon Musk email?

President Trump said on Monday that Mr. Musk’s email demanding that federal workers justify their jobs was “ingenious” and “great” and repeated Mr. Musk’s written warning: “If you don’t answer, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired.”

But even as televisions played Mr. Trump’s comments, his personnel department informed agencies that responding to the Musk email was now “voluntary” and that failing to respond would not be considered a resignation, as Mr. Musk had indicated.

The nearly simultaneous messages added to days of confusion after Mr. Musk’s weekend email fractured Mr. Trump’s cabinet, with the leaders of some departments ordering their employees to comply and others directing workers to ignore the threat.
The dissent among the top ranks of Mr. Trump’s administration was rare for a president whose demands for absolute loyalty have resulted in dramatic executive actions by his subordinates, all acting in lock step to quickly push through Mr. Trump’s agenda.
 

Tecumsehsbones

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Nobody knows.

By the way, neither Musk nor Trump can fire employees of independent regulatory agencies, only of agencies in the executive department. That, and firing people who can only be fired "for cause" are some of the unlawful actions the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight are being sued for.
 

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I'd say he's got to be fucking kidding but Trump doesn't kid.

He doesn't have a goddamn intelligent thought in his head.

Trump is all for immediacy and has no clue about 'long term' anything.


Fine, if he wants tariffs, let him. Screw negotiating anymore because he's proven he won't deal in good faith and that he's a liar. So let him tariff and let us return the favour on EVERYTHING this time; fuck exclusions. Hydro, oil, steel, aluminum; nothing at all is off the table.

Remember, he doesn't need anything we have after all so it should be fine, right?
 

Ron in Regina

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I'd say he's got to be fucking kidding but Trump doesn't kid.

He doesn't have a goddamn intelligent thought in his head.

Trump is all for immediacy and has no clue about 'long term' anything.


Fine, if he wants tariffs, let him. Screw negotiating anymore because he's proven he won't deal in good faith and that he's a liar. So let him tariff and let us return the favour on EVERYTHING this time; fuck exclusions. Hydro, oil, steel, aluminum; nothing at all is off the table.

Remember, he doesn't need anything we have after all so it should be fine, right?
As an oil exporting nation, assuming you where not in the screwed position Canada is in…so like some other oil exporting nation, with multiple customers and access to them other than through America for the most part…would you rather drop your price 5% and sell your oil elsewhere, or be at the mercy of a nut job like Trump?
 
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I'd say he's got to be fucking kidding but Trump doesn't kid.

He doesn't have a goddamn intelligent thought in his head.

Trump is all for immediacy and has no clue about 'long term' anything.


Fine, if he wants tariffs, let him. Screw negotiating anymore because he's proven he won't deal in good faith and that he's a liar. So let him tariff and let us return the favour on EVERYTHING this time; fuck exclusions. Hydro, oil, steel, aluminum; nothing at all is off the table.

Remember, he doesn't need anything we have after all so it should be fine, right?
Do you know that Canada tariffs lots of American exports into Canada and have for years ?
 
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Ron in Regina

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Do you know that Canada tariffs lots of American exports into Canada and have for years ?
…& the other way too, but not right across the board on everything. Softwood lumber today, not after the 25% incoming, is already tariffed from Canada to America at 14%, so add another 25% & that’s 39%.

If 25% across the board on Canadian goods comes into effect on March 4th, then on March 12th an additional 25% on Aluminum & Steel imports…that’s 50% just there.

If America already gets a 20-30% discount on Canadian Crude exports, another 10% on March 4th equals what for Canada as far as being competitive in its pricing? those are just three off the top of my head.
 

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As an oil exporting nation, assuming you where not in the screwed position Canada is in…so like some other oil exporting nation, with multiple customers and access to them other than through America for the most part…would you rather drop your price 5% and sell your oil elsewhere, or be at the mercy of a nut job like Trump?
Not seeing where tariffs on imports to the Us would cost Canada anything. That will be paid for by US consumers.
 

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Yes CNN is in close contact with U.S. government officials.
 

Ron in Regina

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Not seeing where tariffs on imports to the Us would cost Canada anything. That will be paid for by US consumers.
You do understand that….Tariffs beget reciprocal tariffs, & that domestic tariffs upon Americans are (in Trumps mind) there to reduce demand for the Canadian products in America that he’s putting them on, right?
 

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You do understand that….Tariffs beget reciprocal tariffs, & that domestic tariffs upon Americans are (in Trumps mind) there to reduce demand for the Canadian products in America that he’s putting them on, right?
So how long have we had tariffs on American rodicts and how many tariffs have they begot ?