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Americans choose most expensive way possible to discover what goods made in Canada (thebeaverton.com)

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The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.

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[–] JimVanDeventer 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

But the twist is that it still won't be portrayed as Trump's fault. Unfair Canada declares war for no reason or whatever.

[–] CharlesDarwin 2 points 2 hours ago

Oh, without a doubt. I've already seen some of their ridiculous people try to prep their stupid base with "....but it will be worth it" kind of narratives. I bet you'll hear more than a few of the marks parrot this idiocy.