Pull Up Your Boot Straps!
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Summary
Trump's 25% tariff on the auto industry in Canada is bad news for the Canadian auto industry, but it's not so bad for the future generations, right? Well, maybe not if you're a boomer like my Uncle Randy.
Transcript
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Hey, Uncle Randy, did you see the 25% tariff Trump is putting on the auto industry in Canada?
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Well, son, I haven't bought a domestic vehicle since I was just a young fellow.
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Ever since then, I've been buying those high-quality foreign cars like Toyotas and Mercedes.
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Now, those are really good cars, and you can count on them.
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Yeah, but what about the automotive industry and manufacturing in Canada?
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Well, I know 150,000 auto workers may be at a job,
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but when I was young, you'd just have to pull yourself up by the bootstraps.
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You know, we'd lose our job on Friday, get a new job on Monday.
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As long as Trump doesn't go after putting on tariffs and restrictions on me going to Costa Rica this winter
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and enjoying my margaritas on the beach, life will still be good.
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but don't you care at all about what the future generations are gonna have to deal with sorry
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about that we gotta cut this short the hockey game's off