Not feeling pro-annexation vibes up here

[james_davis_nicoll]

The proportion of those who support retaliatory measures in response to Trump’s tariffs has grown since January. There has been a six- to eight-point increase in support for three policy responses, including a blanket 25-per-cent tariff on U.S. goods (66% support), targeted tariffs on key U.S. imports (70%), and a ban on critical Canadian exports to the U.S. (65%).

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[(Anonymous)]

I've wondered if Canadian export tariffs on trade to the US (I was thinking of electricity in particular, but other people would know better how to target them) would blow Trump's mind.

[violet_pencil]

1) start fight with country that sends you lots of electricity
2) virtue signal by banning new wind, solar, any kind of "green energy" or "clean energy" production
3) fire all the federal employees who work at power generating locations like the Bonneville Dam
4) .....?
5) Profit!

[(Anonymous)]

The Department of Government Elimination has already been firing Bonneville Power Adminstration employees. (Obviously not anything to do with efficiency, as while they are nominally on the federal payroll, the BPA is self-funding.)

[violet_pencil]

Yes, I know. Everything on my list is currently happening, at a state or federal level. We're on step #4.