@Prominent_Bryan Lmao stop pretending you give a fuck.
If Carney had litigated this for years you'd be SCREAMING how he's moron for sacrificing billions in trade to stick it to Trump.
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@Prominent_Bryan Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
Which evil?
@mhmck Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
@Myself9752465 Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
Perspective.
Gordie Howe bridge needs to open asap. About $325 million per day in trade is estimated to flow on it.
Trump is protecting his friend and donor who owns the Ambassador bridge. That doesnβt change for a couple more years. Just reality. Maybe Canada pulls a Trump and tears up the agreement in a couple years.
Estimated toll revenue after expenses is about $50 million per year. 50% of that to an economic development fund controlled by Michigan. Unfair when Canada paid 100% of the cost. Absolutely.
$25 million per year is unfair but dwarfs the benefits of $118 billion per year in trade expected to travel over that bridge deck. 55% plus of that is Canada flowing goods to the US. Getting this open is good for Canada. Delay because Trump is a piece of (insert your favorite expletive here) might feel good but ends up giving his friend exactly what he wants - the bridge unopened.
It is in our national interest to get this bridge open even if the terms and the way this all came about was unfair and in bad faith from the US.
People will have strong opinions. I appreciate the difficult bind we are in and value the pragmatism of the government even though it might seem politically bad.
@PigsFlyToday@RodKahx Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
@kinsellawarren Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
Which evil?
@CanadianPolling So you want choice 1? Thank god none of you people are in power because all you give a fuck about is feeling good morally than winning economically
@CanadianPolling Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
@alleria_eh Choice 1. Litigate the bridge for years, lose BILLIONS in trade for economy. Feel good sticking it to the U.S
Choice 2. Suck it up, recognize you're dealing with scumbags extortionist fucks and gain BILLIONS in trade for the economy. Feel bad but win economically
Which evil?
@Reil76 Seconds choice FEELS shitty because once again the U.S can go back on the shit they agreed to like the cunts they are BUT we get something in return
That's how you have to frame this cause the U.S could have chosen to keep it closed forever. We could have done nothing about it
@Reil76 The two choices were.
1. Bridge stays.closed and we get nothing
2. Renegotiate because U.S are cunts but at least it opens
First choice FEELS good but pragmatically sucks. We get nothing except sticking it to them for a bridge that we paid for
@DixieDego@Drewder Lmao "PLEASE US LET US LICK YOUR ASS AFTER WE DROPPED NUKES ON YOU"
Awww poor victim, berating Europe and Canada non-stop and now he's ceying about "true friends".
Lmao what a little pussy bitch