Contrary to a widely held view, Mexico, Canada and individual EU countries have leverage
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
America’s Achilles’ heel is its highly internationalized oligarchy: a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on access to global markets.
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If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada and Mexico, Tesla – and its main shareholder, Musk – should be required to pay extra taxes in those countries
Concretely, condition market access to Musk paying a wealth tax
It turns out it wasn't nearly enough
It would impose high costs on the de facto current US administration
Consumers of Mexico and Canada: unite to make Musk pay!
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They're not 100% but they seem much more willing to just temporarily kick tech companies out of their market for non-compliance.
«Cory Doctorow also notes other countries could take on markets with things like allowing jailbreaking, creating their own app stores, IP laws, etc.»
We drop sales, we drop stock price. That is the collateral for elons loans. Hes likely overleveraged.
Organize an event at https://teslatakedown.com? Repost to amplify?
100+ events in five countries coming up.
https://apple.news/AGEEZHTpXQmadgzMH_lqyaA
If you're saying it will be effective, you have to have an idea of the amounts involve. How much $$ are you talking about, in relation to Musk's overall wealth?
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/canada-tariff-targets-00202005
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-strike-back-trump-tariffs-1.7448552
The idea that there are competing national interests is a myth
There are competing international interests
I bet you know that better than I do
sincerely,
your friends in econ 101 class