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CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)
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What crime was Black convicted of?
Oldgateboatdriver
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Try Obstruction of Justice. It's not nice to drive out of a basement with files you are going to destroy in advance of a known search coming up.
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In 2007, Black was convicted on four counts of fraud in Chicago. While two of the fraud charges were overturned on appeal, a conviction for felony fraud and obstruction of justice was upheld in 2010 and he was re-sentenced to 42 months in prison and a fine of $125,000.
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Must not be good friends with trump, white collar crime has been getting pardons left and right
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No. He got pardoned in full by Trump 45.
But in my book a pardon means you are still a convicted felon, unless the pardon was specifically referenced to a miscarriage of justice.
But in my book a pardon means you are still a convicted felon, unless the pardon was specifically referenced to a miscarriage of justice.
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Ah I missed that, thanks
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Right. I had completed forgotten all about that.
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Watched it already.
Seems a bit like he's prepping us that the worst is yet to come.
And he’s only just getting started.
A net increase of 1.1b total tariffs on Canadian goods is a rather muted reply to our retaliatory round, actually. Sorta has a feel like they need to be seen to do something but don’t want to actually do that much. The tariff reversals are interesting. Cement’s not a surprise but I wouldn’t have thought of road salt. However I remember it apparently being subject to shortage last winter.
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We also are the main supplier of toilet paper for the US. But the fishing rods struct me as odd
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More interested to see if anything comes of this threat in particular, or will it be quietly "forgotten".
And would it include aluminum? It being a particularly hot product we make.
Going to make it very hard for them to build new planes and interceptors, for example.
And would it include aluminum? It being a particularly hot product we make.
Going to make it very hard for them to build new planes and interceptors, for example.
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Interesting article out of the US west coast. Concern that Prince Rupert is beginning to eat their lunch, as we’ve already eaten their breakfast.
www.seattletimes.com
Canada just built a new global export hub in B.C. How does it impact WA?
Canada opened a global export facility last month in remote British Columbia, part of a long-term strategy to shift trade away from the U.S. and toward Asia.
www.seattletimes.com
Thanks for that. I’m used to shitty flat map projections and of thinking of ‘farther up the coast’ as simply ‘farther’. I opened Google Earth to look at the planet as a globe and only then realized how much closer Prince Rupert would be for Asian shipping. I wonder if the rail infrastructure is good enough for sustained growth?Interesting article out of the US west coast. Concern that Prince Rupert is beginning to eat their lunch, as we’ve already eaten their breakfast.
Canada just built a new global export hub in B.C. How does it impact WA?
Canada opened a global export facility last month in remote British Columbia, part of a long-term strategy to shift trade away from the U.S. and toward Asia.
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I think that the article talked something about the rail grade being a 'better grade' or 'flatter grade'?
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Some important dates to be aware of and understand that are most likely influencing key decisions and announcements that are coming out of our Federal Government as well out of Trump's mouth.
1) 14/15 Sept - Canada Investment Summit in Toronto
4) 16 Sept - US Federal Reserve meeting
5) 24 Sept - China-US Summit
Over the next 15 days, these are the items that are going to occupy the limited capacity that remains in Trump's mind. Items #1 and 2 are going to be front and center because for The Donald to 'break us in order to own us', #1 cannot be seen as a success by us and those attending and #2 cannot be allowed to occur, I suspect, under The Donald's new interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. If #1 and #2 are a success for us, then The Donald will be seen over more as a loser and mocked even more. It will have him 'look weak' in front of Xi on 24 September during the summit in the US.
Love to hear feedback, additional points, counterpoints, shortcomings, whatever. That is how I learn, broaden my understanding, expand my knowledge and more forward.
1) 14/15 Sept - Canada Investment Summit in Toronto
- Over 100 large scale investment institutions are attending
- From over 11 countries
- Of which 33 are US
- 4 UAE institutions are attending that have previously announced investing over 70$B in Canadian infrastructure projects
- Carney is attending and is the keynote speaker on 17 Sept
- News reports are talking about a 'groundbreaking' new EU-Canada announcement on a wide ranging number of topics
- Could add a significant new tool in our toolbox
- Announced yesterday, new tariffs will be put in place against us. along with the banning of certain CDN goods from being imported to the US
- The date is key as it falls on the last day of Canada Investment Summit and the day before the EU State of the Union kick off
4) 16 Sept - US Federal Reserve meeting
- The US Fed is meeting to discuss its next move on US interest rates.
- The market is currently running at a roughly 60% chance that the US will raise interest rates by 1/4
- Both Trump and Vance have loudly proclaimed that the Fed should be LOWERING interest rates at this meeting and that the US should have the lowest interest rates in the world
- A 1/4 rate interest increase will add tens of billions of the annual interest that the US has to pay on its 40 trillion nation debt - remember, they already pay 1$ trillion USD a year just on the interest on their debt
- A 1/4 rate interest increase will hit the US housing market hard as US mortgage rates will go up, affecting US affordability
- A 1/4 rate interest increase will cause the USD to appreciate in value, driving down US exports
- A 1/4 rate interest increase will cause car loan payments to increase, again affecting US affordability
5) 24 Sept - China-US Summit
- 1 Day meeting between Xi and Trump
- Trump is looking for a 'win' at home
- Totally unclear as to what will occur during this summit - the entire range of options is wide open, from 'slash and burn' the relationship all the way to 'Xi and Trump holding hands and singing Karaoke together. You pick.
- Continuing the 'Song That Never Ends' with no end in site.
Over the next 15 days, these are the items that are going to occupy the limited capacity that remains in Trump's mind. Items #1 and 2 are going to be front and center because for The Donald to 'break us in order to own us', #1 cannot be seen as a success by us and those attending and #2 cannot be allowed to occur, I suspect, under The Donald's new interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. If #1 and #2 are a success for us, then The Donald will be seen over more as a loser and mocked even more. It will have him 'look weak' in front of Xi on 24 September during the summit in the US.
Love to hear feedback, additional points, counterpoints, shortcomings, whatever. That is how I learn, broaden my understanding, expand my knowledge and more forward.
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