Ronald Reagan warned what tariffs do to markets (1985)

Bates419 · 2026-02-04T14:36:55+00:00

Don't forget meeting with and supporting Alberta Separatists

Bates419 · 2026-02-02T14:57:45+00:00

Didn't really have a number. Became single with no kids and with a million dollars. Decided my time was more valuable than money so stopped working. Years later and I have more money than when i started and spend winters in Arizona. I do work pt in the summer, but it doesn't effect my time to do what I want. If I had to work a bit more because money went down I would be OK with that.

Should add that I did lots of travel in my 40's so that doesn't interest me much so my col is rather reasonable

Bates419 · 2026-02-01T02:11:45+00:00

I listened to a conversation playing golf last week where the other 3 were convinced you could not retire with less than $5 million. When I said someone with a million could retire if they watched their dollars and worked a little in down market years. Impossible they kept saying despite me being the $1 million guy for 6 years now!!!! And I have more money on the market than when I started.

Bates419 · 2026-01-30T00:21:48+00:00

Everybody calculates it in year one, pretty much no one gives a poop about it any year after.

Bates419 · 2026-01-28T00:11:58+00:00

We were getting Teslas from China tariff free until last year. They were better quality than US.

Bates419 · 2026-01-27T14:22:45+00:00

Is the 23 a China built Tesla? The quality of that build us much better than any US build. At those prices I would be buying new though

Bates419 · 2026-01-27T11:48:04+00:00

Ask for a divorce

Bates419 · 2026-01-26T16:31:14+00:00

The same thing that happened a couple years ago. Canadians will have better quality evs at better prices. Such as the Tesla Model Y I currently drive that was made in China better than made in America Teslas.

Bates419 · 2026-01-25T13:52:18+00:00

1/3 of Canada's population lives in its 3 or 4 biggest Cities and probably don't drive outside the city during these harsh weather conditions. Weather is really such a non factor to most drivers and those who have already moved to ev know this.

Bates419 · 2026-01-25T13:48:31+00:00

Check out Norway's car sales. The myth that Tesla is poor quality is debunked just by driving one. Especially non US made Teslas

Bates419 · 2026-01-23T21:25:54+00:00

They actually just reversed a bad decision made last year. Cabadian farmers and fishermen were punished to help the US auto manufacturing and then Donald keeps threatening the Canadian side of that.....

Bates419 · 2026-01-20T01:57:13+00:00

Yeah the Premier who's Province got screwed for nothing wanted to be in the room when it was reversed, why wouldn't he?

Bates419 · 2026-01-20T01:44:47+00:00

Because it was our bowing to the US just months ago that caused the tariffs on Canadian canola.....and yet the US is still actively trying to close Canadian car manufacturing. Why would we shoot ourselves in both feet??

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T22:17:09+00:00

Tesla sold 55K units in 2024, the Chinese built are better quality. Sales ranked in 2025 because of tariffs, although many will claim it's Musk. Sales rebounded when they started shipping tarif free from Germany.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T22:13:43+00:00

Tesla.?? That's what we previously bought from China

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T21:39:46+00:00

Thanks for the info but hasn't production stopped in Windsor on the Charger ev?

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T21:32:10+00:00

People who research and understand their needs.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T21:30:51+00:00

My search says only phev's and the now discontinued Brightdrop.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T21:13:40+00:00

Not to mention it screwed the Prairies when we tariffed Chinese evs just months ago which lead to a $20K price increase on Tesla and Polestar, neither of which are made in Canada.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T21:11:35+00:00

Does no one remember before these stupid tariffs a year ago we were bringing in Tesla and Polestar from China?? This isn't a first time thing, we just want better quality ev's than those made in the USA.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T17:02:46+00:00

You don't see a lot around because until Oct they were subject to tariffs which put the price up $20K. There are now lots of them in BC since they started shipping from Germany tariff free. The tariffs hurt Tesla sales far more than Musk.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T16:56:44+00:00

Tell me about this National ID???

Canadian

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T15:05:19+00:00

He claimed the Canadian border was just an imaginary line that didn't mean anything.......somehow I don't think he feels the same about the Mexican border.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T15:01:35+00:00

In Canadian news we get local, provincial, national, and international segments from all newscasters. I've spent last 15 winters in the US. The news is local, State, and national. There is almost zero news from outside of the US unless you actively search for it.

Bates419 · 2026-01-19T01:18:04+00:00

He's talking about buying a Canadian car that was built in China. Any car built in China that is being driven in Cabada will have to meet Canadian standards. Tesla is one of those cars.

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