• Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
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    FUUUUUUUUCK!!!

    Stop bending! Stop caving! Stop acquiescing to the fucking deranged dictator baboon running the shit show down south!

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      Y’all are remembering that it’s us Canadians that will be paying this tax, right? It’s not going to affect any company’s bottom line in the slightest.

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        Since you said something similar in response to a different post, I’ll give a similar response to the one I did there:

        I have my doubts that Canadian companies would have all increased their google/facebook ad budgets over this.

        Anyway if it didn’t matter to those companies then why were they so opposed to it

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    There better be a fucking explanation. To roll over, especially after the most recent 51st state bullshit? You better have a good goddamn reason.

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      The explanation is money. Now let’s stop this shit. Time to get organized. Start or join a protest group. Let’s not wait until it’s too late like south of us.

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      I’m guessing the reason is supply management on dairy.

      There’s a large rural Quebecois voting block that really likes supply management. By dropping the DST, Carney can cede something to Trump without pissing them off. The DST doesn’t have the same constituency, so it’ll hurt the LPC less during the next election.

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    Listen, Canadians, you don’t need those tariffs-shmariffs. Just stop buying US shit. That’s it. No matter if that is alcohol or software. Stop buying it. And tariffs become just a stupid number for stupid Trump to drool upon.

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      Just stop buying US shit.

      Those of us who give a damn are already doing that as much as possible.

      Unfortunately the 1000 pound gorilla that is the USA had taken over some parts of our economy to the point where there is no way to avoid them completely.

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      Buying stuff from the US isn’t affected by US tariffs!?

      Tariffs would be when you sell things to the US, and even then you’re not the one paying them, it’s just the US government charging its citizens extra to buy things

      I know it’s tough to wrap one’s head around an idea so fervently championed yet obviously self-defeating XD

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        No, the concept is trivial. I just point out that the coefficient isn’t important if the value is zero. And Canadians can make it zero at least at one direction.

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    Well, surely just one little capitulation will win Trump’s favour, and not sent him the message that Canada’s weak and he should push for more, right?

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        Last month, the U.S. and Britain announced a trade deal related to a range of products. But Britain’s 2-per-cent DST was not affected.

        In a statement at the time, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. “is disappointed that Britain was unwilling to agree to fully address its discriminatory Digital Services Tax.”

        Britain kept theirs. They’d probably argue that they aren’t European, but y’know.

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    Never ever ever attempt to appease trump.

    It will not work. He will never admit when he is wrong

    And he is totally untrustworthy and will NOT keep his side of any deal

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    I’ll never vote for a Liberal candidate again for as long as I live, regardless of ABC. I don’t give a fuck what the threat is. They’re effectively Democrats. Fundamentally worthless from soul to spine.

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      That’s what I said after they fucked us on electoral reform. Being a principled voter is the correct pragmatic decision in the long term.

      ABC results in US two-party system.

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          Maybe in theory, but liberals never reciprocate. We gave up multiple incumbent ridings to the Conservatives because people voted for Carney instead of the incumbent NDP, who were IMO better candidates.

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    Disturbing, as this was a significant revenue raiser that could help with those disenfranchised through tariffs, or fund the absurd destruction of Canada through 200% military spending increase. Continued US military alliance signals further capitulation, but just as attack on Iran was apparent end of war through victory declaration, there may be a quick return to status quo. OTOH, complete subjugation may be more likely.

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    Cowardly. Infuriating. Pathetic. 1 term Carney - fool does understand why he was elected. I’m so pissed. Boycott harder.

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    The first payments from Canada’s digital services tax, which was enacted last year and applies retroactively to 2022

    -Give me your lunch money.
    -Ok