# New York farmer shocked, SHOCKED, to discover that he has to pay tariffs on his imports, not Canada **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 80
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-farmer-shocked-shocked-to-discover-that-he-has-to-pay-tariffs-on-his-imports-not-canada/1017205/80 "2025-04-19T20:24:39Z")
Trump is influenced by others, and many people see influencing Trump as a good career move. As for Trump’s personal views, I have written elsewhere here of an interview Trump did in 1990 that discusses his views on tariffs. They have not much changed. > [@Retaliatory tariffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaliatory-tariffs/1013322/465): > > In fact, it is surprisingly enlightening to read the interview Trump gave Playboy magazine in 1990. His views are not new. One of Tru o’s views have changed much in forty years. People expected tariffs and a trade war with China. No one thought he wanted one with the EU, Switzerland, Vietnam, Canada or Antarctica. Excerpt from 1990 Trump Interview —————————————————————- Playboy: How large a role does pure ego play in your deal making and enjoyment of publicity? Trump: Every successful p… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-farmer-shocked-shocked-to-discover-that-he-has-to-pay-tariffs-on-his-imports-not-canada/1017205)._