Donald Trump claims that Canada is “ripping off” the US in trade between our two countries. Can you tell us the precise mechanism by which this “rip-off” is accomplished?
Yes. It is a very complex system that few Americans can understand and but most Canadians do. Here is how it works.
Canada, a nation of 40 million people, sells mostly primary goods to Amerika, an Oblast of 350 million people. Now I know math is hard so stay with me. Those raw materials are manufactured, processed or used to make other goods. Companies in the USA sell those goods to Canadians. Only 40 million Canadians can only use so much stuff!
Sell to 350 million but only buy back for 40 million. So there is what is called a “trade deficit” meaning that Canada sells more than it buys. To Donald and many MAGAts, that just don’t make no sense! ‘Murica, the greatest country in the world, shouldn’t have to pay Canada more than Canada pays the US of A. Taint right.
Think of it like this: you spend $600 month at the grocery store. The guy that owns the grocery store only spends $100 a month at your gas bar. Are you being ripped off? Is there something wrong with this imbalance? No! It makes “sense”. Sense is like logic and rational thought however, not much of it going around these days.
