TARIFFS, DOUG FORD

The LCBO Strikes Back - Wednesday!

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Yo, good morning! It’s raining a little harder than I thought, so let’s make this quick. It’s Wednesday – how’s everyone doing? We’ve survived the tariffs, kind of. They’re saying they might roll them back soon, or maybe they already did. It’s all a bit insane.

But imagine working at the LCBO! I found that situation really funny. As soon as the tariffs hit, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was like, “You know what? Screw your tariffs! We’re going to tariff you back!” And I’m thinking, yeah, but tariffs are a federal thing. His whole plan was to remove all American liquor from the shelves. I don’t drink, so it sounds cool to me.

But then you start wondering, isn’t that the whole point of tariffs? To encourage people to buy local by making locally manufactured goods more readily available and at better prices? It’s like, alright Ford, I’m all for the patriotism, but you’re kind of proving that tariffs work. Isn’t the whole idea of tariffs to increase the prices of goods coming from elsewhere, making local goods more attractive?

Simply removing the other goods from the shelves doesn’t make it permanent. At some point, they’re just going to put them back. It creates a nice headline, everyone gets all nationalistic, and then the goods are back, maybe costing a little more. But it does back up the point that tariffs, in this case, are working because you’re enacting your own type of tariff on American liquor.

Just an interesting thought. Stay safe, buy what’s affordable. I’ve always tried to buy local. Actually, no I don’t. I buy whatever is cheapest and fits my needs, that’s why I’m like, hey man, reduce those Chinese tariffs. I’m one of those guys ordering from Temu. Imagine if they put tariffs on Temu and Amazon for all those knock-off wires and stuff. Anyway, have a dope day, peace!

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updated_at 31-07-2025
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