We knew this about Americans though. It's why Walmart is able to kill every mom and pop store in a town just by moving in. People are very susceptible to economic pressure.

Making economic pressure less of a big deal is extremely important, and why the elites will never do it without a fight.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's why I'm not really against Canada's PM Justin Trudeau waiving federal sales tax on beer, restaurant food and takeout, kids' clothes and toys for two months. Even if business reports say it was a waste of a billion dollars of missed tax revenue, the psychological effect on Canadians, the feeling that we can afford stuff for a bit, will hopefully help keep us from making stupid American decisions and avoid electing the Conservatives.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

That's actually a really smart way for him to do it.