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[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't understand how this works.

Actually, you understand how it works just fine. It’s they who misunderstand.

The system of getting cheap materials from Canada (and more) for their industries was a tremendously good system for the US.

Likewise being the recipient of a “brain drain” where educated and trained people from Canada and other countries was insanely good for the US. I worked for a major US tech company and well over half of their technical staff was educated outside the US.

Their greed and idiocy is our gain. We can use our own timber, our own oil and hydro power, our own minerals. We can invite the Canadians and other foreigners who want to leave the US to found and join innovative firms here instead.

[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's a great time to build in Canada then. Hope we won't lose jobs over it.

[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago

It feels all but inevitable that we will lose many jobs. We have to brace for significant disruption across many industries.

The trick will be to replace the jobs we do lose with better ones, jobs not dependent on the whims of fickle American overlords. However it feels like turmoil will be inevitable.