January Inflation

[JAG]

What suspicions?

Not yours:

"I suspect that Montana's oil usage per capita is higher than Canada's per capita consumption."

 

[brymoore]

Hah! You completely skipped my comments... surprisingly we mostly agree about this admin's activity related to Canada, I'll save you the hassle reading back, x pages...




Next subject you are clearly not aware:

Canada / U.S. exports to each other: Primarily, U.S. exports sweet crude whereas Canada exports sour crude. U.S. accepts the sour crude as we have refineries that use the cheaper sour crude and refinaries already in place to reduce the sulfer content.

Canada values U.S. export of sweet crude as they need it. Sweet holds value for gas, diesel, and aviation fuel that their primary sour is unable to accomplish w/o extreme refining that U.S. already has functioning, etc.

Not only that, though the jobs their export of sour crude to U.S. is significant.

Sigh.

 

[406dn]

@brymoore 's statistics confirm your suspicion is likely incorrect. Do you have any stats beyond what may be a reasonable hunch?

Actually, I looked it up after the fact, and my suspicion is correct. You can look it up, if you are interested enough. There are quite a few states with higher oil consumption per capital, compared to Canada. The states that bring down the average are states, similar to New York, states, with big urban centers.

 

[SAJ-99]

Actually, I looked it up after the fact, and my suspicion is correct. You can look it up, if you are interested enough. There are quite a few states with higher oil consumption per capital, compared to Canada. The states that bring down the average are states, similar to New York, states, with big urban centers.

This is a dumb discussion. Two things can be true. It’s diesel.

Back to the regular program.

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/04/23/montana-farmers-union-seeks-to-join-lawsuit-against-tariffs-on-canada/

 

[LopeHunter]

For now, Trump keeps pushing peace without war. He seems to have his own ideas about how to do that.

We are not yet privy to the nuances of the ideas he's using with Putin, but on the surface, it appears that a contextual array of 1) monetary investments in Ukraine, 2) the tariff war, and 3) sanctions are being used to leverage an economic advantage that will erode Russia's interest in pursuing the war.

With respect to your objection, it's too early to decide if this will not result in US troop involvement since Putin keeps defaulting on cease-fire agreements.

Edit: I had to look up your $20 word , neoliberalism; I like it too:

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What is the amount of Tariff that was placed on Russia? America did $3 billion of trade with Russia. So, just using what was levied on imports from Canada would be a start. But, China might be a better comparison. Let’s see. Using the formula which Trump explained then 40% would be needed. Google says, hmmm, no tariff. 0%. Gee, that will send a message, for sure.

 

[JAG]

What is the amount of Tariff that was placed on Russia? America did $3 billion of trade with Russia. So, just using what was levied on imports from Canada would be a start. But, China might be a better comparison. Let’s see. Using the formula which Trump explained then 40% would be needed. Google says, hmmm, no tariff. 0%. Gee, that will send a message, for sure.

Russia not on Trump's tariff list

US media quotes the White House press secretary as saying this is because of sanctions on Moscow.

www.bbc.com

There are sanctions in place, and no meaningful trade currently exists with Russia.