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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"We love you... but we won't visit"
Point Roberts, a tiny US town trapped below Canada, is facing economic collapse. Trumps tariffs and insults toward Canada have scared off tourists and strained cross-border ties. Local businesses, from a tavern to a rubber duck museum, are shutting down. What was once a quirky destination is now a symbol of trade war fallout.
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"We love you... but we won't visit" (Original Post)
struggle4progress
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SharonClark
(10,460 posts)1. I spent a week in Point Roberts pre-Covid.
I stayed with a Canadian couple who had an elaborate cabin there. There wasnt much to do in PR and we crossed the US-Canadian border twice a day visiting Vancouver.
Sorry to hear that theyre having financial issues
BidenRocks
(1,352 posts)2. More winning! nt
Meowmee
(8,728 posts)3. Psycho 101- how to crash the economy etc.in only 2-3 months
CitizenZero
(832 posts)4. Trump Economic Crash
Not surprising given Trump's "business" history. He is driving the economy into the ground just like one of his shitty casinos.