it's not about any of this. this is all irrelevant.
we have no leverage and no say because it doesn't matter. this is an intentional tax hike.
canada should not walk into this with a false narrative about jobs or competitiveness. these negotiations have nothing to do with that. these negotiations are about the president looking for ways to replace revenue from income taxes, using the 19th century as a model.
as the president is trying to raise revenue, he doesn't want jobs to move south, as that would defeat the point. he wants americans to pay the import taxes so he can reduce income taxes.
it really has little to do with us. so, we shouldn't make rash decisions or foolish concessions. if the americans want to tax their own people, that's up to them. we should neither react nor follow suit, we should continue to have progressive income taxes and low import taxes.