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Deuxcents

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3. Even if we could get all the lumber, steel and other materials, our housing workforce is being deported

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 02:58 PM

Aug 2025

Or the experienced people staying away for fear of being caught in the crossfire. The information in this video is not very good for the short term and the future looks even worse

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Trump DEMANDS Lumber, Carney SLAMS The Door [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 OP

An economic chess game - and Trump's making the moves for our side. What could go wrong? Jim__ Aug 2025 #1

Chess? He's still playing checkers. brush Aug 2025 #4

More like he's playing Pick Up Sticks. Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #11

Tic tac toe is his speed Conjuay Aug 2025 #18

Thumb wrestling...with himself...and still losing. Teacher of the Year Aug 2025 #19

Trump is playing markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #22

More like he is just playing with himself. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #26

nah, wrestling entertainment DBoon Aug 2025 #30

If shortages delay the BALLROOM?? Captain Zero Aug 2025 #2

Even if we could get all the lumber, steel and other materials, our housing workforce is being deported Deuxcents Aug 2025 #3

Dumbass never thinks these things through Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 #6

He lacks critical thinking skills. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #14

Republicans historically don't think these things through. Very short-sighted people who never BComplex Aug 2025 #15

Yep, a good percentage of the workers on home contruction sites are immigrants. brush Aug 2025 #23

I hope Canada finds someway to shove it up the US's ass. dem4decades Aug 2025 #5

Well..this is one way of getting at us and it seems they have no shortage of buyers. Deuxcents Aug 2025 #7

Canada is working to expand their exports away from the US Old Crank Aug 2025 #8

I can't believe China or Japan couldn't use their lumber. dem4decades Aug 2025 #9

in the video that I saw Old Crank Aug 2025 #36

At one time Gordcanuck Aug 2025 #16

Engineered wood products alsohad no tariffs Old Crank Aug 2025 #37

Cope harder, Fuckface Despot.. Cha Aug 2025 #10

Carney can have most of the northern segment of the US as a province, if he wants it. erronis Aug 2025 #12

Carney has a B.S.in economics from Harvard, a master's & doctorate from Oxford, and he was the # 1 person @ the Bank Botany Aug 2025 #13

Trump will harvest the national parks.. Hope22 Aug 2025 #21

2 problems with that: Botany Aug 2025 #25

His plan is destruction... Hope22 Aug 2025 #29

He is undoubtedly burning America to the ground because he works for Putin and watch him to push that crypto crap too. Botany Aug 2025 #33

Yes on Crypto... Hope22 Aug 2025 #35

Omg..no offense intended but I sure hope you're wrong about this Deuxcents Aug 2025 #27

I hope I'm wrong too.. Hope22 Aug 2025 #31

1500% price decrease is Donald's understanding of economics. Norrrm Aug 2025 #28

Trump went to the University of Penn* which is the home of Wharton's business school but he was nowhere near their MBA Botany Aug 2025 #32

I don't think Canada will be the 51st state, how 'bout y'all? twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author SamKnause Aug 2025 #20

TSF actually believed that he could manipulate Justin Trudeau, no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #24

The other nations of the world will trade just fine - without US. bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #34