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I doubt this is correct. The argument against universal healthcare was similar and provably, historically wrong.

As UBI is not a lot per person and only goes to very low income people, the burden on the entire country is not great. And it turns out that impoverished people are a burden on the country. Alleviating that burden offsets the costs.

Many middle class Canadian pay 25% or more just in income tax. Then you have to add sales taxes, property taxes, and the rest.

I would say he is about right.

The top income tax bracket is over 50%. If you are very high income, you can pay well over 30% just in income tax (overall).

For anybody that does not understand progressive income tax brackets, a top rate of 50% does not mean you pay 50% on all income. You pay nothing to a certain point, pay a lower percentage up to a certain level, and then it goes up on what you make beyond that level. On the 30,000th dollar you make, you might pay 25 cents tax. On the 200,000th dollar, you might pay 53 cents. On your first dollar, you pay nothing.

Read the article. If you are willing to do the paperwork, most goods are exempt under CUSMA.

The “section 232” tarrifs on steel, aluminum, and vehicles are the biggest problems right now. Those may eventually be ruled illegal anyway (in the US).

Let’s just continue to buy from and trade less with them every chance we get.

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Negotiations behind the scenes are probably tough. Canada is not letting the US push them around.

So, Trump acts tough and applies pressure publicly.

1 - maybe it works and Canada caves

2 - if Canada does not cave, he can sign whatever and simply announce that it is the best deal ever (like he did with NAFTA / USMCA). He has already shown his supporters how hard he fought.

3 - if anybody makes a big deal that he got a bad deal, he can always break the agreement (like he did with USMCA)

I only watch US media with Canadian actors. So, I guess most of it.

The third party never forms a government but that does not mean it does not have an impact on national politics. See my other comment.

A three party system is completely different than a two party system even if only two of the parties have ever held a majority.

The NDP has been the official opposition. There are times, as in many minority governments, where the third party has more impact on national policy than the opposition does (via alliances).

As long as you focus on competent administration, the three party system will stay strong. The third party is for bringing policies and ideas to the national stage. Because any time the two most powerful parties are ignoring popular policy, the second party will partner with the third to gang up on the party in power or the party in power will court the third to prevent it. Either way, the third party gets a national voice. And the third party has to focus on popular policy because they do not have enough power to do anything else.

The issue is that politics in Canada is increasingly adopting the team sports US model. Instead of being FOR certain policies or ideas, people are AGAINST somebody else. In that game, you only need two teams.

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