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struggle4progress

(122,868 posts)
Sat Apr 19, 2025, 11:51 PM Saturday

"We love you... but we won't visit"

Point Roberts, a tiny US town trapped below Canada, is facing economic collapse. Trump’s 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 Saturday OP
I spent a week in Point Roberts pre-Covid. SharonClark Sunday #1
More winning! nt BidenRocks Sunday #2
Psycho 101- how to crash the economy etc.in only 2-3 months Meowmee Sunday #3
Trump Economic Crash CitizenZero Sunday #4

SharonClark

(10,460 posts)
1. I spent a week in Point Roberts pre-Covid.
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 12:14 AM
Sunday

I stayed with a Canadian couple who had an elaborate cabin there. There wasn’t much to do in PR and we crossed the US-Canadian border twice a day visiting Vancouver.

Sorry to hear that they’re having financial issues

CitizenZero

(832 posts)
4. Trump Economic Crash
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 02:52 AM
Sunday

Not surprising given Trump's "business" history. He is driving the economy into the ground just like one of his shitty casinos.

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