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You may have read/heard the headline/topline that fewer Canadians are flying to the US.
The thing is, the change in the numbers is truly astonishing:
Apparently, the numbers from Europe have not yet fallen like this.
But when they do?
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Tip 'O The Toque to OG blogger Ian Welsh for the heads-up on this one and the trenchant analysis about how turns like this, which are starting to pile up, fast, are driving US'ian isolationism that will inevitably lead to economic hardship for all those south of the artificial line who do not own spaceships.
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12 comments:
Will the last person to leave Pt. Roberts, please turn out the lights?
Interesting. Personally haven’t been to the US in over 30 years.
Meanwhile GarFish, asa the lights glow dimmer down at the point.
https://www.delta-optimist.com/highlights/border-town-business-completely-destroyed-by-us-trade-war-forced-to-close-10427812
Living about 3 miles from the Point, I can tell you the border guards (there are two brands) would have you think that the Point was the centre of espionage. Not worth going.
The problem with wintering in the USA is that it has changed - a lot. A acquaintance who used to travel down south for the winter months, with his motor home told me that the costs are rising dramatically and there are fewer quality places where one can park. Evidently a lot of "wanderers" are homeless and living beat up motor homes in once was nice RV parks, which have turned into minor examples of the DTES!
Evidently, fun in the sun isn't so much fun these days.
Point Roberts.
Canadians living in a tax sanctuary!
I have little sympathy for them.
TB
So far so good; Carney is leading the fight against MAGA and with some recognition.
Should Carney convince his European counterparts to join the revolution it will destroy MAGA and maybe the USA?
TB
yes, it certainly is looking like the U.S.A. is going to have a down turn. Kohls is closing stores as is another company. Once all the people musk/trump want out of the federal work force that will increase unemployment and from there it will be loosing their homes, vehicles and no shopping.
Was reading an article today regarding the transfer of wealth from the middle/working class to the wealth. The number of billionaires in florida has increased substantially and so has the number of millionaires, the over $30M crowd. Don't remember the exact figures but the 1%ers hve more money adn that class has grown, but the middle/working class hasn't increased their income or wealth. No wonder trump is only interested in the wealthy. he doesn't' need the rest.
At this rate the U.S.A.'s economy willl tank and with no social support it will not be a pleasant place. Sort of reminds me of what the U.S.A.. was like during the "golden age", which only was golden for the wealthy.
Don't you mean the Gilded Age? Here comes 2.0 with the Tech Robber Barons. (those of us who do study history are forced to watch in horror, while the rest of the populace repeats it)
That's a lot of Canadian dollars staying in Canada....Now add in all the buy Canadian only products number...More money staying in Canada....The world too is avoiding the US.
It was reported months ago..."If Canadian tourism to the USA declined by 10% it would cost the US economy $2 billion and 150,000 jobs"
At 75% decline rate...$14 billion+ and a million jobs loss to US economy....I would guesstimate the US product buying boycott by Canadians is gonna see $50 billion+ less Canadian dollars going to the US.....Toss in the slashing and burning of countless well paid Guv workers...
That's at least another million plus workers losing jobs....And then there is consumer confidence in the US...it's bad, which means people cut-back on spending, leading to more job losses, as well as increased costs on average Americans through ill-advised tariffs..
Anywho, Canada will be OK.....As for Trump's insanity....He either gets reigned in, or reverses course or he'll crush the economy and destroy himself..
There are 2 Congressional special elections on April 1st....Trump appointed these GOP congressmen to his administration, thus there are 2 special elections...Deep ruby red districts in Florida R+25 districts....Polling suggests Dems are winning....if they do....Dems could end up with 217 seats to GOP's 218 seats....a one seat majority....Elise Stephanic, Trump appointed her to be an ambassador, but because of the polling..Trump pulled her nomination and sent Elise back to Congress because.....That NEW York Elise Stephanic seat would definitely turn Blue....Giving Dems a 218 to 217 House majority and control of the $purse....That would also mean bye bye Mike Johnson as speaker and bye bye Trump control.
Lastly...Trump's a bitter deranged mentally addled fool....And now, he's all of those things with no more public support outside of his 1/3 maga cult base....Not enough.
Cheers
thank you for pointing that out. I did mean the Gilded Age but at almost 4 a.m. mistakes are made.
Elimination of the Dept. of education isn't just about education. The Dept. finances food programs in schools which are in high poverty areas.
Children don't vote so politicians don't care about them.
If those seats are filled by Democrats and Trump thinks he will loose his majority, it is possible he will declare the elections null and void, they stole the election, they brought in illegal ballots, what ever he can run with.
So much of what Trump is doing reminds me of what Hitler and the Nazis did. we all know how that turned out. Trump's plans to expand is not so different from Hitler's expansion. Arresting people on the street by government agents who look like something out of Chile and Argentina back in the day, well Nazi's did that also. The prison in El Salvador where Noem was with her hair extensions with prisoners in the back ground, its like theatre and that was what the Nazi's did. Mind you they did much bigger and better rallies and filmed it all. The American's filmed Noem at the prison, its theatre. Its a warning not just to undocumented people but any one trump doesn't want around. Prior to people being sent to the death camps, they were first held in country in camps. These off shore prisons are about the same thing. Don't expect to see much of a revolt by Americans if things get worse and born in the U.S.A citizens start disappearing. As we saw in europe there were enough collaborators to help the Nazi's out.
trump's suggestions of his going for a third term is just moronic. The guy is 78. in 4 years if he is still alive he'll be 82 and he wants a third term. Americans and other countries have been warned by him.
The E.U.. has told their citizens to have "go kits" ready so they can get by on their own for 72 hrs. Guess they learned a few things from WW II .
Could the U.S.A. become a fascist dictatorship. Hell Yes.
An article today suggested trump won't invade Canada because there would be resistance for years to come.
Centrist Cons...Bloc...Greens...NDP....independents.....All arrows pointing towards Carney....Carney also leads PP as to who Canadians want to see as prime minister....a 15 point lead
"New polling finds Liberals in the lead | CTV National News at 11 for March 30"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHaUE__YjQQ
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