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Trump Tariffs

There's a disconnect between the writer of the headline and what the article actually says. Oil and gas are hardly "exempt for now". The 10% tariff on Canadian energy will have significant effects.

From the article:

The 10% tariff on Canadian energy is a major development for an industry that almost unilaterally sells crude oil to the U.S. Canada Energy Regulator reported that in 2023 it sent about 97% of all its crude oil exports to the United States.

For U.S. refineries that are specifically tuned to Canadian oil, any costs associated with switching imports could lead to more expensive gas prices at the pump.
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if they don't switch suppliers and pay the tariff, they are not paying that 10% out of the goodness of their hearts. It comes out of our skin.

While Canada may send us 97% of all their crude exports but it got me wondering, how much is that as a percentage of what we import and what is it used for?

A quick google search along those lines say we import about 67% of our crude from Canada (60%) and Mexico (7%). That being said, only about 25% of that crude imported from Canada and Mexico is turned into fossil fuels. So to what degree does that affect us at the pump and elsewhere I dunno, but it's certainly not at the level many of the stories/reports would imply.
 
A quick google search along those lines say we import about 67% of our crude from Canada (60%) and Mexico (7%). That being said, only about 25% of that crude imported from Canada and Mexico is turned into fossil fuels. So to what degree does that affect us at the pump and elsewhere I dunno, but it's certainly not at the level many of the stories/reports would imply.
The article mentioned that Canadian crude oil (for whatever reason) is often converted to motor oil and so the cost for an oil change is likely to go up a lot, and very quickly
 
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Trump knew he had the leverage. Whether you like him or not he is a business guy and I am pretty certain he knew this would not last long.
 
I could drink nothing but local beer and be fine. Crazy byproduct of that craft craze. I recognize not the point but I have taken to buying mostly local beer.
Support your local breweries!


Beer should NOT taste like pumpkin, or like any fruit (other than perhaps a little hint of lime, ADDED fresh).

Of course you fruit your beer. Least surprising response you could have made, fruit.
 
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Of course you fruit your beer. Least surprising response you could have made, fruit.
No. Support breweries that make good beer. If they happen to be local then thats a bonus. Lots of "local" breweries make shit though.

I'm not a big fruit in beer fan but the Germans and Mexicans are, so it cant be all bad.
 
No. Support breweries that make good beer. If they happen to be local then that a bonus. Lots of "local" breweries make shit though.

I'm not a big fruit in beer fan but the Germans and Mexicans are so it cant be all bad.
I've never had fruit in my beer in Germany, but I've only been in Bavaria. Maybe they do it up north?

Didn't think I'd have to spell it out. " Don't buy shit beer regardless of where it's brewed" seemed pretty basic. The 2 murt mentioned make good beer, from what I've had in the past.
 
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Of course you fruit your beer. Least surprising response you could have made, fruit.
I do. We go and eat there periodically too. It’s important to support small businesses. Our edibles business officially went under today. It’s not easy to start things and get them to work. It’s almost nutty how difficult it is. Every little thing you can do to support small biz against the big guys is vital. Tho Schlafly is old money but…. Point stands
 
Reports I'm seeing state that the troop commitments had already been made some time ago, by both Canada and Mexico.

Yep. Just like Colombia, who conceded nothing. Hell, Colombia got what THEY had demanded.

Trump seems to be following the Mike Woodson playbook on “Winning.”

I knew he wouldn't have the balls to follow through.

Canada announced a deal last December. They didn't add anything that I can see (could be wrong though).

From Trudeaus tweet-

“In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million.”

Looks like Trump got some additional measures.
 
I do. We go and eat there periodically too. It’s important to support small businesses. Our edibles business officially went under today. It’s not easy to start things and get them to work. It’s almost nutty how difficult it is. Every little thing you can do to support small biz against the big guys is vital. Tho Schlafly is old money but…. Point stands
Sorry to hear the edibles business is gone, buddy.
 
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I've never had fruit in my beer in Germany, but I've only been in Bavaria. Maybe they do it up north?

Didn't think I'd have to spell it out. " Don't buy shit beer regardless of where it's brewed" seemed pretty basic. The 2 murt mentioned make good beer, from what I've had in the past.
They do in Bavaria they just are not as common as Pilsner and Helles. Hefe's will regularly have an orange or lemon slice added. Radlers originate from that region as well. In northern Germany you have the Berliner Weiss, which is served fruited syrup that you add to taste.

It just bugs me when people say support local. There is a lot of shitty local beer owned by shitty people that dont deserve support. But if the local brewery is good and run by good folks then hell yeah I'll support.
 
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They do in Bavaria they just are not as common as Pilsner and Helles. Hefe's will regularly have an orange or lemon slice added.
I've spent time drinking hefeweissen at Augustiner, Hofbrau, and a few local biergartens. Have never seen a slice of citrus in one.

I guess I knew about the syrup in a berliner, but was thinking about a slice of fruit.
 
I've spent time drinking hefeweissen at Augustiner, Hofbrau, and a few local biergartens. Have never seen a slice of citrus in one.

I guess I knew about the syrup in a berliner, but was thinking about a slice of fruit.
I've never had an Augustiner. I've had several chances. I've been in their Oktoberfest tent but decided to hold off until we got to our reservation at the Hacker tent. I need to pick some up. I think they make a Dunkel Weiss and f-cking love a good Dunkel weiss.
 
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I've never had an Augustiner. I've had several chances. I've been in their Oktoberfest tent but decided to hold off until we got to our reservation at the Hacker tent. I need to pick some up. I think they make a Dunkel Weiss and f-cking love a good Dunkel weiss.
My local pizza and beer joint has a Weihenstephan Dunkel on tap right now. So good.
 
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