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Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by michaelmrose »

mc32 wrote: post #160
michaelmrose wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But we aren't actually doing that because consumer preferences and supply chains are pretty sticky. If it costs $5 for cheap insert country here and $10 for cheap American crap worse than the 5 then 8 for cheap stuff in some other poor country with a better trade deal and $20 for good American stuff almost none of your market moves to the 20 stuff and almost all of it shifts to the $8

We don't and should not buy cheap crap made abroad or at home. There are still clothing manufacturers in the US (and Japan), who make quality but more expensive clothing. Instead of a $30 "throwaway" hoodie, you get a $140 hoodie that lasts. It'll last longer and it can employ your neighbor instead of letting them become meth heads due to being laid of as a seamster or seamstress, etc. It's a better quality of life f…

Should is very nearly irrelevant besides actuality

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by willhslade »

michaelmrose wrote: post #155
linotype wrote: post #131

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She didn’t commit the DUI in Canada, she did in the US. We were in the country for three days (Victoria) and didn't even have a car, so she couldn’t have recommitted the offense even if she wanted to, which she obviously wouldn’t want to.

She committed a serious crime and didn't pay the penalty which normally in the US comes with additional criminal penalties for non-payment. They would have been perfectly justified to extradite her and take her to jail. Also how can you say that she couldn't offend again? She could easily rent or drive another.

I think you don't understand what has happened here. OP's wife has a DUI in the USA. Canada does not normally allow people with a DUI into Canada. In exchange for $250, they allowed her in. This is both a surprise and a nuisance for OP.

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by jmpman »

jmpman wrote: post #16
enraged_camel wrote: post #4

Like many others, I'm of the opinion that shit is about to hit the fan in terms of the economy. Too many alarm bells, too many attempts by the admin to cover up and distract from the pillars starting to show cracks. I hope the recession ends up being smaller in length and magnitude than the 2008-2009 recession because that one wrecked an entire generation in terms of wealth and psychology.

It feels like the US individual tax rates are on the left hand side of the larger curve especially for high earners. It’s especially to the left for estate taxes. If these were corrected to maximize revenue, I doubt we would have these gaps. Didn’t hear Elon proposing that.

Laffer curve… autocorrect..

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by michaelmrose »

willhslade wrote: post #162
michaelmrose wrote: post #155

Earlier quoted context omitted.

She committed a serious crime and didn't pay the penalty which normally in the US comes with additional criminal penalties for non-payment. They would have been perfectly justified to extradite her and take her to jail. Also how can you say that she couldn't offend again? She could easily rent or drive another.

I think you don't understand what has happened here. OP's wife has a DUI in the USA. Canada does not normally allow people with a DUI into Canada. In exchange for $250, they allowed her in. This is both a surprise and a nuisance for OP.

It sounded to me like she paid her US fine and thus ceased to be a scofflaw. After further reading it looks like convicted criminals can apply for a temporary residence permit for CAN $239.75.

This may not be needed if 5+ years have passed without further misdeeds and may apply to be deemed rehabilitated.

This covers individual evaluation of your case and may be denied. It probably also serves to keep the riff raff put especially Americans who otherwise may take a day trip to share their further drunken driving adventures with their least lucky Canadian friends.

It is hard to contextualize this as a bribe with poster as a victim when the very reasonable alternative is simple denial.

You have no right to visit Canada and they can charge you as much as they please and its your responsability to do your own homework as far as travel requirements.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by b112 »

toast0 wrote: post #126
b112 wrote: post #117

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May as well hang a comment here, some blathering on a Canuck viewpoint, not directing this really at you toast0. You're not wrong in who imports the most Canadian goods. Or on how we're all interconnected globally. But just for the record, if you take away oil, we import more from the US, than the US from Canada. And our imports from the US are waaaay down. Funny thing, but when the US talks about annexing Canada, or…

> Exports were just up. That's great for you. We (US) messed up worse than I realized. Your economy will clearly turn out better after this mess (perhaps already), which is great... neighbors helping neighbors and all that. (I don't think we can claim a 3d chess victory of helping the world economy by shooting ourselves in the foot though) I think you would still be better off when the US is not in recession though..…

I think the biggest issue is the rapidity of introduction, and secondarily, the 'on/off' nature of it. I'm sure it's been said to death, but stable means time to adapt and not random.

Picture Trump sitting in his office. A concerned, confused look is on his face. Clearly his mind is dwelling on an issue, a problem.

After a while, he picks up the phone and dials a number. The phone connects and a person wearing a headset, at a call centre answers.

"Support!", they say, "How may I help you?"

Trump replies "Hi. My tariffs aren't working. Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Support answers "Have you tried turning them off and on again?"

Makes as much sense as anything.

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by notpachet »

davidw wrote: post #159
notpachet wrote: post #67

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> So what's everyone think is a good place for their money to be? Reinvested into the fabric of your local community.

I do a lot of that with my time, rather than money, but it won't pay the mortgage.

Time is money, friend.

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by theshrike79 »

glimshe wrote: post #121
Whoppertime wrote: post #115

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The decline of international traffic to Las Vegas from places like Canada are more noticeable

The traffic to Vegas is down from all over. People simply don't have the low interest rate money to gamble anymore.

I can gamble with my money just fine.

What I don't want to gamble is with my life and freedom. Will I get detained because of spicy JD Vance memes I posted or not? Nobody knows!

Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

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Post by nisegami »

segmondy wrote: post #101

I ordered misc gadgets from aliexpress/alibaba to tinker with at least once every 2 months. I'm not buying anything else and moving from hardware experiments to software for now until the dust settles.

I think china is fine because they already had their de minimis exemption end earlier this year.
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