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   RM>> The sale of oil to you will continue even if Trump puts   
     >> his threatened 10% tariff on it. Trump wants the profit from that   
     >> even if it costs you guys an estimated $10 more for a tank of gas.   
      
   MP>If Trump were smart, he'd make an exception for oil "imported" into the US   
     >just to be turned into gasoline to be "exported" back to you all.   
      
   I think that was one of the things that showed Trump is in it just for   
   the money he can make. Tariffs on oil which mostly goes to make gas   
   and such for your country has no benefit other than costing you all   
   more money, which is all going to your government.   
      
   MP>The constant tariff yo-yo is not doing either country any good.  It has   
     >not helped our stock market at all.  Canada learning to become more   
     >self-reliant really won't help us, but at least it will help you all out a   
     >whole lot in the long run.   
      
   Time will tell. I think everything he plans will be scaled down as   
   people and huge corporations realize how much it is going to cost   
   them when few of them will get any benefit from it. Theoretically   
   some new jobs will be created but I'm not sure there will be nearly   
   as many jobs created as are lost due to the tariffs. The only winner   
   will be the government raking in the tariffs..   
      
   They have already said that tariff money here will be used to   
   support people who the tariffs hurt, like grants to companies   
   trying to stay afloat and subsidizing pay for people who would   
   have been laid off so the company can keep on all the workers   
   working fewer hours but still paid close to their full time   
   salaries and retaining their company benefits.   
      
   I don't think you'll hear Trump offer that. He may say something   
   about cutting taxes, but most of those cuts will likely benefit   
   the rich more than the poor.   
      
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