• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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    Ford is complying with dear leader while dear leader is actively fucking Ford by cutting trade with Canada.

    I used to work in automotive manufacturing. The amount of parts to build cars cannot come from just America. It’s impossible.

    Trump is beating the shit out of Ford and they’re just standing there asking for more.

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      Parts yes. Cars no.

      It is in Ford’s best interest to keep other forgien cars out of the US. If Americans were really free to shop forgien cars the US car companies would all go under.

      Trump will keep out “bad forgien cars”

      Tairiffs are just a cost they pass down to consumers when there are no other options for the consumer other than domestic cars built with tariffed parts.

      They know what they are doing.

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      Silver lining though, cars will get more expensive, which might spur more public transit. Heh… at the very least it will make walkable places a little more desirable.

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        Oh cars will get more expensive, but you think America will lean towards public transit? Auto manufacturers will just bitch and moan about how they can’t sell their $145,000 entry level sedan, and the government will just bail them out with your tax money.

        What, you don’t want to pay $1500 a month for a Ford Focus?

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          If people can’t afford cars, they’ll just create subsidies using middle class tax money.

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          Ford doesn’t sell the Focus anymore because the US hates reasonably sized vehicles.

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          Ford would bitch and moan so American safety regulations would be cut back to help lower costs of cars

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          I’m hoping this means we’ll actually get a high speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City sometime this century instead of just having another shelved study.