James Moore
speaker
3,438 appearances
16 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 15 Sep
James Moore’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But where we started this conversation, right, about Donald Trump tariffs and where they're going in the United States.
The revenue that they're getting, $200 billion by the end of this year, the revenue that they're getting from the tariffs that have now been blessed by the Republicans and the Democrats, so it's been blessed as foreigners pay this tax, which is complete economic nonsense and fairytale, but tariffs have now been blessed as a fundamentally sound revenue source by both the right-wing party and the left-wing party that it has been blessed as being virtuous.
They need the revenue.
Tariffs are going to continue to be, whether Donald Trump is there or not, and we talked about how
There's now a whole generation of Republicans who are all MAGA and what it means on the cultural side and the economic side.
But they need the revenue.
They're desperate for that revenue, number one.
And number two is on steel and aluminum, Pennsylvania is key in the Electoral College.
When it comes to autos, Michigan is key in the Electoral College.
from 2008, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, those are two swing states in the electoral college.
You don't become president without winning Michigan and Pennsylvania.
So on the electoral college side and the votes, autos, steel, and aluminum are continuing to be a problem and an aspiration for Republicans and Democrats.
And the desperate search for revenue that's been blessed as being okay and patriotic, which are tariffs, that cash flow needs to keep pouring in.
And they're going to find ways to keep it going, whether you're a Republican or Democrat.
So this challenge is not a Trumpian challenge.
The deficit picture in the United States is going to lead to job losses in Canada because of what it means politically and what it means in terms of revenue to the United States.
well i mean yeah i mean it look uh the paul frankly the political class are going to be the last people to tackle this issue seriously because it forces really difficult questions right about austerity and health care and transfers and what kind of society are we and don't you care about these people don't you care about those people and you know six of the last eight federal elections have yielded minority parliaments minority parliaments is no place for courageous leadership i can tell you it's all about tactical management of the next of the next uh confidence vote and
And people talk about in Canada, like we have the federal budget coming up in about a week's time.
But look, people talk about in glowing terms about the 1995 budget.
Well, look, that was a consequence of a number of things, including the IMF knocking on Canada's door and saying, you're about to be insolvent.
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