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This guy breaks Tarriffs down very well. It's worth the watch!!! 💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/9jPWqqanIA
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Tariffs are taxes on imported goods, and the U.S. only imports 15% of its goods and services. Canada and Mexico contribute just 5% of that. This trade war could significantly impact their economies, as Canada relies on the U.S. for 20% of its GDP, with 75% of its trade tied to the U.S. If prices rise, Americans may stop buying Canadian goods, hurting their economy. Mexico is similarly vulnerable, with 40% of its GDP linked to U.S. exports. Concerns about Canada cutting off power are unfounded, as they are in significant debt. Other countries contribute only 10% to the U.S. GDP, and tariffs can be beneficial when paired with tax cuts. While there may be slight inflation, it will be manageable. America is prioritizing its interests, so there's no need for alarm.
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Speaker 0: Hey, liberal fruitcakes. See a lot of you crying over tariffs, saying it's gonna destroy the economy. Wanna look at trade economics? First, a tariff is a tax imposed on a country's imported goods and services. The United States only imports 15% of goods and services internationally.
The rest is domestic. Now a lot of you are concerned about what's happening with Canada and Mexico. Well, you remember that 15% I talked about? Canada and Mexico only produce 5% of that. That means between both of them, they only produce 5% of the United States GDP.
So guess what? This trade war is gonna turn both of those places into a third world country, although Mexico already is 1. Now the reality is we don't want that, but the United States is tired of being taken advantage of by the countries who are refusing to pay their fair share. And we all know you guys want fair share, and tariffs are a way of achieving that. Now let's look at Canada.
20% of the GDP of Canada comes from the United States trade agreements, and 75% of their trade happens with the United States. Now that means if prices go up because of imported goods from Canada, Americans are gonna refuse to buy them. Meaning, Canada's not gonna make any money, and it's worth 75% of their trade. That's gonna be detrimental to their economy. And Mexico doesn't even remotely have a leg to stand on with 40% of their GDP tied into American export.
Now I know you're gonna say that Canada's threatened to turn off power to Americans. Well, we'll just raise the tariff. They're not gonna turn it off. Do you know why? Because Canada's utilities is $55,000,000,000 in debt, which means they can't afford to turn off the United States' power.
Now you're gonna say that other countries are gonna stop trading with America. Well, they only make up 10% of the GDP of the United States, and we'll just pull funding from NATO because we fund 75% of that, which means all of them would have to cut their social services, like Canada paying reparations rather than investing in their own military, which they didn't. They spend more money on social services than investing in their own military. The reality is tariffs are good when coupled with tax cuts for the United States. Yes.
It will be inflationary. The numbers that we're seeing are about 0.5%. But coupled with the elimination of income tax, it would be negligible to the United States. So stop crying. Tariffs provide leverage, and America is going to put America first.
We're gonna be fine. Stop your fearmongering. If you like my content, please like, share, and follow. Have a good day.