Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks
Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks
The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he will be "terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada"
FFS
If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile
Why!? You aren’t going to beat TACO with CACO, for heaven’s sake.
FUUUUUUUUCK!!!
Stop bending! Stop caving! Stop acquiescing to the fucking deranged dictator baboon running the shit show down south!
Y'all are remembering that it's us Canadians that will be paying this tax, right? It's not going to affect any company's bottom line in the slightest.
Since you said something similar in response to a different post, I'll give a similar response to the one I did there:
I have my doubts that Canadian companies would have all increased their google/facebook ad budgets over this.
Anyway if it didn't matter to those companies then why were they so opposed to it
Never ever ever attempt to appease trump.
It will not work. He will never admit when he is wrong
And he is totally untrustworthy and will NOT keep his side of any deal
Lose a battle to win a war.
Canada is just calling the US's bluff, because it's not actually about the DST. Now Canada has proof they're negotiating in good faith with an admin that couldn't care less about honouring deals.
lol like we needed proof trumpeisall bad faith and ignorance... we are literally re negotiating the very trade aggreement trump signed 5 years ago and unilaterally tore
Listen, Canadians, you don't need those tariffs-shmariffs. Just stop buying US shit. That's it. No matter if that is alcohol or software. Stop buying it. And tariffs become just a stupid number for stupid Trump to drool upon.
another dummy who does not understand how tariffs work or who pays them
Just stop buying US shit.
Those of us who give a damn are already doing that as much as possible.
Unfortunately the 1000 pound gorilla that is the USA had taken over some parts of our economy to the point where there is no way to avoid them completely.
Buying stuff from the US isn't affected by US tariffs!?
Tariffs would be when you sell things to the US, and even then you're not the one paying them, it's just the US government charging its citizens extra to buy things
I know it's tough to wrap one's head around an idea so fervently championed yet obviously self-defeating XD
No, the concept is trivial. I just point out that the coefficient isn't important if the value is zero. And Canadians can make it zero at least at one direction.
Disturbing, as this was a significant revenue raiser that could help with those disenfranchised through tariffs, or fund the absurd destruction of Canada through 200% military spending increase. Continued US military alliance signals further capitulation, but just as attack on Iran was apparent end of war through victory declaration, there may be a quick return to status quo. OTOH, complete subjugation may be more likely.
No, Europe’s just the same
Last month, the U.S. and Britain announced a trade deal related to a range of products. But Britain’s 2-per-cent DST was not affected.
In a statement at the time, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. “is disappointed that Britain was unwilling to agree to fully address its discriminatory Digital Services Tax.”
Britain kept theirs. They'd probably argue that they aren't European, but y'know.
I'll never vote for a Liberal candidate again for as long as I live, regardless of ABC. I don't give a fuck what the threat is. They're effectively Democrats. Fundamentally worthless from soul to spine.
That's what I said after they fucked us on electoral reform. Being a principled voter is the correct pragmatic decision in the long term.
ABC results in US two-party system.
There better be a fucking explanation. To roll over, especially after the most recent 51st state bullshit? You better have a good goddamn reason.
The explanation is money. Now let's stop this shit. Time to get organized. Start or join a protest group. Let's not wait until it's too late like south of us.
This is the way
I'm guessing the reason is supply management on dairy.
There's a large rural Quebecois voting block that really likes supply management. By dropping the DST, Carney can cede something to Trump without pissing them off. The DST doesn't have the same constituency, so it'll hurt the LPC less during the next election.
Well, surely just one little capitulation will win Trump's favour, and not sent him the message that Canada's weak and he should push for more, right?
CACO, I guess XD
This is not what I voted for. What the fuck?
You can't really stand up to power by voting, unfortunately. All your choices are just different ways of giving these jackals power with more or fewer steps.
I hope there are local groups and organizations where you're at that you can join to start to organize a grassroots movement.
You voted for Liberals. Their only persistent trait is lying to the public about who they are and then siding with big business once elected.
I sincerely hope you learn something from this. This is the Liberal m.o. and has been for years. They're a big business party, and don't have typical Canadian's interests at heart. Their most redeeming feature is that they're not the Cons.
If you actually care about bettering the lives of typical Canadians, then look at what parties have track records of getting results. (Hint: A lot of Canadians just got dental care.)
Cowardly. Infuriating. Pathetic. 1 term Carney - fool does understand why he was elected. I’m so pissed. Boycott harder.
Seriously?
Pathetic
What a weakling.
Wtf? There better be a good reason why.
Because we entrusted our country to a person that cares about one bottom line only and doesn't actually give a fuck about telling trump to piss off?
Supply management on dairy. The yanks have hated that for a while, but there's a bunch of Quebecois dairy farmers who really like it. I'm guessing that Carney is giving up the DST since it doesn't have a constituency - if that allows him to keep supply management on dairy, it'll be easier to keep Quebec's support during the next election.
Let this be a lesson.
Make the orange toddler walk into his own taco rakes. No need to set your own
