Trade Wars part Umpteen, Neelix threatens to punish Mexico

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I'm looking forward to all avocados being 25% more expensive as I don't like avocado and will hopefully find my sandwiches offered with something else. What I will regret is that a lot of other produce here in California comes from Mexico and so I expect my grocery bill to go up or I'll need to eat more canned fruit, but it is the price we pay.
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Deledrius wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:28 am The tariffs are a stupid idea that is either the result of a complete misunderstanding of reality or is yet another smokescreen diversion.
Any chance it is both?
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@Deledrius I bet you'd think the accusations of sexual harassment in his campaign are just as baseless, even though on the opposition's side, we were living it constantly online. :roll:
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Or the fact that he alienates those he has to work with (which the campaign proved) and that's why he's never gotten a single thing done in Congress. What kind of leader would that make? He only got things done after 2016 because the DNC was pandering to his voters, and didn't wanna alienate them.
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Nealithi wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:11 am
Deledrius wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:28 am The tariffs are a stupid idea that is either the result of a complete misunderstanding of reality or is yet another smokescreen diversion.
Any chance it is both?
It seems possible.
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Trade wars... is this some Phantom Menace stuff? :lol:
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Sooo, apparently an agreement has been reached: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48565010
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Robovski wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:54 am Sooo, apparently an agreement has been reached: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48565010
Mainly just curious what Mexico plans to do to honor this agreement.
..What mirror universe?
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Robovski wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:59 am I'm looking forward to all avocados being 25% more expensive as I don't like avocado and will hopefully find my sandwiches offered with something else. What I will regret is that a lot of other produce here in California comes from Mexico and so I expect my grocery bill to go up or I'll need to eat more canned fruit, but it is the price we pay.
Fuck you, avocados are great. Rich, tasty, creamy, a source of good fats, awesome stuff.
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BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:05 am
Robovski wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:54 am Sooo, apparently an agreement has been reached: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48565010
Mainly just curious what Mexico plans to do to honor this agreement.
Well, he made his terms pretty vague and ill-defined.
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