Local resident responds about issues of tariffs and trade wars

Let me start with a statement, “misinformed minds” are to lazy to research and just spread misinformation. 

If you do your homework, then you should know that under the 2020 USMCA (USA/Mexico/Canada) agreement, there are no tariffs on any products if the countries stay within the agreed-upon export limits. 

This agreement was made with Trump, and he stated that it was the best agreement ever. 

Now he made comments that Canada charges unfair tariffs. This is complete nonsense. 

As far as Trump being a businessman, he bankrupted six of his corporations and was involved in about 3,500 lawsuits.  

All financial analysts say the same thing: tariffs are hurting all people, including the average American, who now pay more for everything.

The USA will not win this trade war because all countries will find other trading partners and drastically reduce doing business with the USA. 

There are about eight billion people in this world, and they don’t have to buy U.S. made cars, machines, food etc.  The Chinese and other countries are just too happy to fill this gap. 

BMW, Mercedes, and VW are building vehicles in the U.S., and there are some U.S.-made cars in Europe, but most of them will not meet the technical requirements to be approved for sale in Europe. That’s why Ford, GM, and Chrysler have factories in Europe to produce for the local market.  Again, do your homework. 

More and more professional people are leaving the U.S. because if you say anything against Trump or his policies you may get arrested like one judge did last week. 

These are clear signs of a dictatorship which we all can research. Do your homework. 

The silver lining for Canada is that our politicians have finally woken up and are working on eliminating interprovincial trade barriers and are in talks with Europe and Asia to increase trade with them.  

It may hurt our economy in the short term, but Canada will be stronger in the future. 

Elbows up and never 51st state. 

—Holger Kretschmann

Amherstburg

Local resident responds about issues of tariffs and trade wars