# New York farmer shocked, SHOCKED, to discover that he has to pay tariffs on his imports, not Canada

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Tags:** trump
**Created:** [April 19, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-farmer-shocked-shocked-to-discover-that-he-has-to-pay-tariffs-on-his-imports-not-canada/1017205 "2025-04-19T04:11:31Z")
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### Author: ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-farmer-shocked-shocked-to-discover-that-he-has-to-pay-tariffs-on-his-imports-not-canada/1017205/4 "2025-04-19T04:40:57Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> It must really suck if you’re living in a Trump-land fantasy and reality hits you right in the face

Or, to quote [another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-translation-requested/1017177) here today:

> [@](#):
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> “Fate doesn’t caress your cheek — it punches you in the fucking face."

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