Greg Wycliffe - Pull Up Your Boot Straps!

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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.

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00:00:00.000 Hey, Uncle Randy, did you see the 25% tariff Trump is putting on the auto industry in Canada?

00:00:05.880 Well, son, I haven't bought a domestic vehicle since I was just a young fellow.

00:00:10.580 Ever since then, I've been buying those high-quality foreign cars like Toyotas and Mercedes. 0.91

00:00:18.480 Now, those are really good cars, and you can count on them.

00:00:21.760 Yeah, but what about the automotive industry and manufacturing in Canada?

00:00:26.380 Well, I know 150,000 auto workers may be at a job,

00:00:30.160 but when I was young, you'd just have to pull yourself up by the bootstraps.

00:00:34.560 You know, we'd lose our job on Friday, get a new job on Monday.

00:00:37.680 As long as Trump doesn't go after putting on tariffs and restrictions on me going to Costa Rica this winter

00:00:44.840 and enjoying my margaritas on the beach, life will still be good.

00:00:49.520 Look, I get that you're a boomer,

00:00:51.240 but don't you care at all about what the future generations are gonna have to deal with sorry

00:00:56.200 about that we gotta cut this short the hockey game's off

Greg Wycliffe - March 27, 2025

Pull Up Your Boot Straps!

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