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Man vs Boy; A Picture worth 1000 words
Topic Started: Jun 10 2018, 08:46 PM (391 Views)
Berton
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ImaHeadaU
Jun 13 2018, 10:29 AM
Berton
Jun 13 2018, 07:28 AM
So what is your objection to evening the tariff playing field?
1. The U.S. doesn't even produce much of the growth hormone free milk required in Canada.

2. The U.S. subsidies dwarf the tariff concerns.


Want to try answering the question or divert some more like you usually do?

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Jun 12 2018, 01:05 AM
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Jun 12 2018, 12:37 AM
This board should be required reading for all Canadians.
Perhaps then they would realize that their belief that America
is a friend and ally is nothing more than a myth!

Well, they sure aren't reading the other forum.

When Canada is willing to agree to have a mutual discontinuance of tariffs for US imports; and, US do the same as Trump suggested, it makes it hard to be friendly; and, with you and Brew using rhetoric that insults half of the US population (like Hillary did), it's not likely to improve. It would also help if Canada coughed up 2% of it GDP for military expenditures and not just send it troops to do battle and complain about it.

Remember Canada leads the G7 pack (US, Canada & the EU) in % of tariffs on imports.

"Recent World Trade Organization data shows that America's average tariff for imported goods is 2.4%. Canada's average tariff for imported goods is 3.1%, and the EU's average tariff for imported goods is 3%.


That's:

Canada - 3.1%
EU - 3.0%
US - 2.4%

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Berton, want to try answering the last question to you? Or just claim you won based on nothing like you usually do?

Ban already lost the argument you just posted, BTW - the US doesn't need higher tariffs when they hand out massive subsidies that no-one else does.
Edited by Brewster, Jun 13 2018, 11:18 AM.
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Berton
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Do you want to talk about the Canadian subsidies or not?

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Yes I do. The Canadian Taxpayer does not subsidize Dairy Farmers.

The Whole Story

End of discussion.
Edited by Brewster, Jun 13 2018, 11:34 AM.
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No, Canada protects them with tariffs. Now what about the subsidies?

Edited by Berton, Jun 13 2018, 11:43 AM.
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Asked and answered, in factual detail.
Edited by Brewster, Jun 13 2018, 11:53 AM.
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I didn't see anything about the softwood subsidies you have. I must have missed that or you forgot again.

http://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/canadians-pay-hefty-684b-bill-in-business-subsidies-over-20-years-study-shows

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/taxpayers-oblivious-to-the-cost-of-farm-subsidies/article13055078/

Edited by Berton, Jun 13 2018, 12:36 PM.
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If I were advising the kid running Canada, I would tell him to end the tariffs and institute a level playing field with our country. This is not going to end up well for Canadidans if he doesn't.
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Your idea of a level playing field is when the ball
is always in your end!
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