For my topic I plan on talking about the tariffs that were put on Canada, Mexico, and the UN on June 1 of adding a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum in an effort to renegotiate the NAFTA deal and to try to make trade more “fair” between the US and its allies. I particularly plan to go into the possible effects that this could lead the United States and its ally’s economy and the potential jobs losses. These will be in an effort to show how this is not the way to do business especially with one’s own allies for the many negative effects it will cause if these tariffs hold for an extended period of time.
To do this I plan on making an animated infographic and a remix video. They will work well with one another as the animated infographic will be a short way of informing people on what a tariff is and how it can affect them as a consumer and or as a corporation. The infographic will be more of setting up the scene for the remix video so I don’t have to add that much background to the remix video. While the remix video will focus on the current news feeds and what has happened after the steel tariff were placed on US allies and how the countries affected by these tariffs are retaliating to fight against this loss in economic stance causing for looks like a trade war.
After hitting Canada, Mexico and UN with steel and aluminum tariffs one has to wonder if the US is trying to make friends of get rid of friends? Because I would reconsider looking for other friends if I was one of those countries. #tradeWars
— castrarn000 (@castrarn000) June 7, 2018
Hope Trump knows what he is doing or at least has somewhat of a plan because it would sure be disappointing to see that even the allies US has relied on for trade become our enemies too. #TradeWar
— castrarn000 (@castrarn000) June 7, 2018
With the 25% tariff on the steel and 10% aluminum tariff on the US allies placed since June 1 we are already seeing a great amount of retaliation from Mexico, Canada, and the UN. Looks like a tough road ahead for the United States. #tariffs
— castrarn000 (@castrarn000) June 7, 2018
I taught the whole idea of the US tariff on its allies were to try to spike talk between the US and its allies but so far all it has caused is more friction on the NAFTA deal. #NAFTA
— castrarn000 (@castrarn000) June 7, 2018
This trade war does’t look like a good way to make business partners as it will only cause tensions to rise and for jobs to be possibly lost. For a solution these countries have to talk and not just slap more tariffs as a solution. #tariffs
— castrarn000 (@castrarn000) June 7, 2018