Nerb on Nostr: Waiting for the electricity tariff to jump to 50%. Orange dumbo does not look back at ...

Waiting for the electricity tariff to jump to 50%. Orange dumbo does not look back at history and see his hero McKinney's tariffs led Canada to react in a way he did not foresee.

The majority of Canadians saw the McKinley tariff as part of “a conspiracy” to “betray this country into annexation.” and started shipping their goods to Great Briton and other countries.

Oh and the American reaction to McKinney's tariffs ?

The tariff was not well received by Americans who suffered a steep increase in prices. In the 1890 election, Republicans lost their majority in the House with the number of seats they won reduced by nearly half, from 171 to 88.[14] In the 1892 presidential election, Harrison was soundly defeated by Grover Cleveland, and the Senate, House, and Presidency were all under Democratic control. And the Dems quickly removed the tarrifs.

Sister in Law will love that they recently converted to all electric in their house.

https://time.com/7212675/tariffs-canada-american-state-backfired/